Jeju Island vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeju Island	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3279	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$533	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1907	$2861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	71
😀 Quality of life	62	77
🏙️ Population	678K	7.01M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 27% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4690th and 3292nd ($1165 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Jeju Island ranked 68th best city to live in South Korea vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4818th and 796th 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	$8.67	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4369	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$35.5	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.53	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.71	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24282	$10359

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1148
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$960
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1040
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$981
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1027
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1178
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$999
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$948
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$931
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$1005
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$893
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$1008
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$980
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$968
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1002
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$915
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$968
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$980
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1007
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$927
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$970
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$985
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$985
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$901
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1122
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$971
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$992
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$907
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$944
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$973
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$994
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1084
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$919
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$969

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489