Jeju Island vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$480	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	19	24
😀 Quality of life	65	44
🏙️ Population	678K	7.82M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 84% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4961st and 7835th ($1100 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 183rd in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China 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 Shangqiu. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 5177th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Shangqiu

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	Jeju Island	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.72
🥤 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	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517