Jeju Island vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$480	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	19	75
😀 Quality of life	65	68
🏙️ Population	678K	3.01M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 100% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4961st and 8275th ($1100 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 14th in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5177th and 4631st 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	$8.06	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$9160

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1095
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1069
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1005
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$994
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1081
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$991
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$904
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$934
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$981
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1064
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$984
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$933
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$982
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1008
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$831
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$908
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1084
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$998
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1020
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$893
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$925
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$939
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$975
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1108
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$902
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1038
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$887
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$948
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1039
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$913
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1046
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$891
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$895

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502