Jeju Island vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeju Island	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2726	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$473	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$448	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.3	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1427	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	18	8
😀 Quality of life	64	56
🏙️ Population	666K	77.6K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 2% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5121st and 5233rd ($1079 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in South Korea and Thailand, respectively. Check South Korea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Jeju Island ranked 79th best city to live in South Korea vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 5367th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Phuket

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	Jeju Island	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.17	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.65	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8980	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5765	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.03	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.4	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.3	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21734	$16566

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1076
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1064
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$991
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$1008
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1014
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1062
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$996
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$917
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$981
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$970
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$963
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1111
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$961
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$993
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$944
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$964
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$994
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$823
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$932
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1032
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$982
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1002
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$918
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$928
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$944
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$956
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$946
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1114
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$924
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$991
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$909
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$960
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1005
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$934
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1005
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$909
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$915

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981