Jeju Island vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$480	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	19	24
😀 Quality of life	65	45
🏙️ Population	678K	6.56M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 82% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4961st and 7790th ($1100 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5177th and 7090th 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	$8.06	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599