Jeju Island vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$480	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	19	7
😀 Quality of life	65	57
🏙️ Population	678K	77.6K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 8% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4961st and 5469th ($1100 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5177th and 6129th 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	$8.06	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$14328

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1095
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1069
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1005
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$994
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1081
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$991
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$904
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$934
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$981
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1064
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$984
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$933
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$982
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1008
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$831
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$908
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1084
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$998
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1020
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$893
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$925
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$939
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$975
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1108
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$902
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1038
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$887
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$948
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1039
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$913
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1046
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$891
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$895

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866