Jeju Island vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeju Island	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3389	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$418	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$476	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2775	$1259
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	69
😀 Quality of life	68	76
🏙️ Population	678K	1.38M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 11% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4943rd and 5668th ($1056 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in South Korea and Bulgaria, respectively. Check South Korea vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Jeju Island ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 3677th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Sofia

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	Jeju Island	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.9	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.42%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7047	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6147	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.43	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$38.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.59	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.5	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22989	$7940

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$598
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$865
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$533
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$852
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$660
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$719
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$712
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$702
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$602
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$563
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$661
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$626
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$581
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$495
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$531
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$760
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$691
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$576
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1027
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$977
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$813
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$664
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$697
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$570
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$534
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$610
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$827
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$681
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1027
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$713
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1057
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$616
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1001
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$619