Jeju Island vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeju Island	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3389	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$418	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$476	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2775	$545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	19	7
😀 Quality of life	68	55
🏙️ Population	678K	77.6K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 21% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4943rd and 6130th ($1056 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Jeju Island ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3677th and 5986th 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	$8.4	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.9	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.42%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7047	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6147	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.43	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$38.4	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.59	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22989	$13219

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1058
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1003
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1028
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$984
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$991
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1147
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$965
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$903
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$910
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$960
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$955
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$878
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$882
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$953
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$902
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1006
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$787
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$907
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1073
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$923
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$975
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$929
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$906
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$903
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$945
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$907
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1029
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$907
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$941
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$941
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$1011
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$963
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$905
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$945
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$932
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$905

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743