Jeju Island vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$456	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	19	74
😀 Quality of life	62	63
🏙️ Population	678K	3.01M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 96% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4959th and 8233rd ($1080 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 15th in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 4837th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Surabaya

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	Jeju Island	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.19	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508