Jeju Island vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$480	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	60
😀 Quality of life	65	58
🏙️ Population	678K	1.62M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 126% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4961st and 8757th ($1100 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 40th in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 5177th and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Semarang

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	Jeju Island	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$2330

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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 Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$422
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$409
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$482
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$456
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$478
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$447
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$523
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$488
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$440
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$413
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$409
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$551
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$384
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$457
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$534
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$490
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$470
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$555
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$400
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$699
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$665
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$517
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$511
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1134
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$489
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$429
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$402
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$390
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$413