Jeju Island vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeju Island	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3279	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$533	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1907	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	19	7
😀 Quality of life	62	53
🏙️ Population	678K	77.6K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 18% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4690th and 5798th ($1165 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in South Korea and Thailand, respectively. Check South Korea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Jeju Island ranked 68th best city to live in South Korea vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 4818th and 6033rd 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	$8.67	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4369	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$35.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.53	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.71	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24282	$13132

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1148
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$960
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1040
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$981
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1027
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1178
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$999
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$948
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$931
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$1005
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$893
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$1008
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$980
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$968
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1002
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$915
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$968
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$980
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1007
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$927
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$970
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$985
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$985
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$901
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1122
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$971
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$992
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$907
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$944
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$973
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$994
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1084
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$919
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$969

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892