Jeju Island vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$480	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$2373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	19	95
😀 Quality of life	65	82
🏙️ Population	678K	726K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 8% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4961st and 5415th ($1100 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 340th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 5177th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Sagamihara

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	Jeju Island	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$10783

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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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076