Jeju Island vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeju Island	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3279	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$533	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1907	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	99
😀 Quality of life	62	99
🏙️ Population	678K	4.84M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 58% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4690th and 312th ($1165 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in South Korea and Australia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Jeju Island ranked 68th best city to live in South Korea vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4818th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Sydney

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	Jeju Island	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4369	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$35.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.53	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.71	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24282	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754