Jeju Island vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeju Island	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3389	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$418	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$476	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2775	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	19	1
😀 Quality of life	68	26
🏙️ Population	678K	63.4K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 115% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 4943rd and 8567th ($1056 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in South Korea and Kiribati, respectively. Check South Korea vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Jeju Island ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 3677th and 8758th 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	$8.4	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.9	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.42%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7047	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6147	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.43	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$38.4	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.59	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.5	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22989	$3154

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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 South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506