Jeju Island vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$456	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	54
😀 Quality of life	62	66
🏙️ Population	678K	8.78M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 68% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4959th and 7256th ($1080 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 118th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 4837th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Quanzhou

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	Jeju Island	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.19	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936