Jeju Island vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$480	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	20
😀 Quality of life	65	46
🏙️ Population	678K	6.44M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 69% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4961st and 7433rd ($1100 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 5177th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Shangrao

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	Jeju Island	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620