Jeju Island vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeju Island	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3389	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$418	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$476	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2775	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	19	24
😀 Quality of life	68	43
🏙️ Population	678K	6.56M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 83% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4943rd and 7871st ($1056 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 396th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Jeju Island ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 3677th and 6810th 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	$8.4	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.9	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.42%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7047	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6147	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.43	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$38.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.59	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.5	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22989	$11076

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1058
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1003
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1028
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$984
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$991
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1147
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$965
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$903
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$910
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$960
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$955
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$878
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$882
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$953
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$902
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1006
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$787
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$907
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1073
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$923
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$975
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$929
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$906
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$903
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$945
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$907
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1029
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$907
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$941
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$941
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$1011
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$963
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$905
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$945
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$932
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$905

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586