Jeju Island vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$480	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	19	73
😀 Quality of life	65	80
🏙️ Population	678K	7.01M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 32% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4961st and 3418th ($1100 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5177th and 759th 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	$8.06	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$9818

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463