Jeju Island vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeju Island	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3389	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$418	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$476	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2775	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	19	89
😀 Quality of life	68	98
🏙️ Population	678K	5.87M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 65% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4943rd and 133rd ($1056 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in South Korea and Singapore, respectively. Check South Korea vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Jeju Island ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 3677th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Singapore City

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	Jeju Island	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.42%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7047	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6147	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.43	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$38.4	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.59	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22989	$26424

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544