Jeju Island vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$480	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	85
😀 Quality of life	65	71
🏙️ Population	678K	9.07M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 98% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4961st and 8245th ($1100 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5177th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Shenyang

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	Jeju Island	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501