Jeju Island vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$456	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	72
😀 Quality of life	62	78
🏙️ Population	678K	7.01M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 34% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4959th and 2911th ($1080 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in South Korea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4837th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Riyadh

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	Jeju Island	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.19	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529