Jeju Island vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeju Island	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3279	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$533	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1907	$404
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	19	1
😀 Quality of life	62	22
🏙️ Population	678K	63.4K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 124% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 4690th and 8519th ($1165 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in South Korea and Kiribati, respectively. Check South Korea vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Jeju Island ranked 68th best city to live in South Korea vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 4818th and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs South Tarawa

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	Jeju Island	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4369	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$35.5	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.53	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.71	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24282	$3482

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1148
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$960
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1040
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$981
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1027
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1178
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$999
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$948
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$931
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$1005
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$893
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$1008
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$980
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$968
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1002
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$915
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$968
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$980
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1007
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$927
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$970
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$985
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$985
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$901
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1122
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$971
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$992
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$907
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$944
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$973
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$994
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1084
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$919
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$969

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571