Jeju Island vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$456	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	19	31
😀 Quality of life	62	54
🏙️ Population	678K	120K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 38% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4959th and 6518th ($1080 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 5th in South Korea and Thailand, respectively. Check South Korea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 4837th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Pattaya

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	Jeju Island	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.19	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$8876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1072
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1037
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$998
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1012
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$989
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1059
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1101
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$890
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$924
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$987
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$970
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1054
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$887
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$983
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$903
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$998
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$854
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$891
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1075
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$959
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1005
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$886
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$892
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$902
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$959
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1060
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$888
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$880
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$920
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1027
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$895
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1019
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$881

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508