Jeju Island vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$2682
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	19	79
😀 Quality of life	65	92
🏙️ Population	678K	568K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 52% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4961st and 1272nd ($1100 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 13th in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 5177th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Surrey

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	Jeju Island	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$12061

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741