Jeju Island vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeju Island Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1080
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3087
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$456
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1111
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
19
96
😀 Quality of life
62
80
🏙️ Population
678K
17.7M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 18% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4959th and 5950th ($1080 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 12th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4837th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Shenzhen

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Jeju Island Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.19
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.6
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.81
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7330
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5069
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.21
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.08
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.6
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.1
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$368
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21433
$22267

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Jeju IslandShenzhen

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Seogwipo
$1072
16 km or 10 mi Jeju
$1037
159 km or 99 mi Mokpo
$998
186 km or 115 mi Naju
$1012
187 km or 116 mi Yeosu
$989
197 km or 122 mi Suncheon
$1059
203 km or 126 mi Gwangju
$1101
206 km or 128 mi Gwangyang
$1002
228 km or 142 mi Goto
$890
240 km or 149 mi Tongyeong
$924
241 km or 149 mi Namwon
$987
246 km or 153 mi Jeongeup
$970
248 km or 154 mi Jinju
$1054
251 km or 156 mi Geoje
$887
267 km or 166 mi Sacheon
$983
271 km or 169 mi Tsushima
$903
273 km or 170 mi Gimje
$937
275 km or 171 mi Masan
$998
279 km or 173 mi Jeonju
$854
281 km or 175 mi Hirado
$891
284 km or 177 mi Tsushima Island
$901
288 km or 179 mi Changwon
$1075
289 km or 180 mi Iksan
$959
291 km or 181 mi Gunsan
$1005
294 km or 183 mi Saikai
$886
295 km or 184 mi Matsuura
$892
296 km or 184 mi Iki
$902
297 km or 185 mi Sasebo
$916
300 km or 186 mi Gimhae
$959
301 km or 187 mi Busan
$1060
312 km or 194 mi Imari
$888
312 km or 194 mi Miryang
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Togitsu
$883
318 km or 197 mi Nagayo
$880
318 km or 197 mi Nagasaki
$920
318 km or 198 mi Yangsan
$1027
319 km or 199 mi Karatsu
$895
320 km or 199 mi Nonsan
$1019
324 km or 201 mi Omura
$882
325 km or 202 mi Takeo
$881

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609