Jeju Island vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeju Island	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3279	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$533	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1907	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	19	72
😀 Quality of life	62	62
🏙️ Population	678K	3.01M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 109% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4690th and 8199th ($1165 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 20th in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Jeju Island ranked 68th best city to live in South Korea vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 4818th and 4937th 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	$8.67	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4369	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$35.5	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.53	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.71	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24282	$5075

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515