Jeju Island vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	91
😀 Quality of life	65	89
🏙️ Population	678K	2.75M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 46% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4961st and 1942nd ($1100 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in South Korea and Italy, respectively. Check South Korea vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5177th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Rome

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	Jeju Island	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$10916

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323