Jeju Island vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$456	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$2766
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	19	80
😀 Quality of life	62	91
🏙️ Population	678K	568K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 53% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4959th and 1194th ($1080 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 11th in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 4837th and 122nd 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	$8.19	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$12026

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606