Jeju Island vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$456	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	92
😀 Quality of life	62	86
🏙️ Population	678K	2.75M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 37% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4959th and 2624th ($1080 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4837th and 337th 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	$8.19	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$9864

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201