Jeju Island vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeju Island	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3279	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$533	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1907	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	19	24
😀 Quality of life	62	39
🏙️ Population	678K	6.56M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 90% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4690th and 7649th ($1165 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 262nd in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Jeju Island ranked 68th best city to live in South Korea vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 4818th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Shaoyang

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	Jeju Island	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4369	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$35.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.53	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.71	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24282	$10066

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1148
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$960
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1040
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$981
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1027
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1178
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$999
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$948
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$931
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$1005
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$893
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$1008
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$980
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$968
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1002
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$915
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$968
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$980
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1007
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$927
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$970
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$985
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$985
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$901
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1122
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$971
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$992
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$907
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$944
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$973
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$994
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1084
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$919
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$969

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610