Jeju Island vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$456	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	70
😀 Quality of life	62	78
🏙️ Population	678K	1.4M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 4% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4959th and 5261st ($1080 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4837th and 723rd 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	$8.19	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$6749

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633