Jeju Island vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeju Island	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2649	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$454	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.7	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1660	$1734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	18	16
😀 Quality of life	65	57
🏙️ Population	666K	886K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 0.1% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5282nd and 5290th ($1037 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th in South Korea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Jeju Island ranked 74th best city to live in South Korea vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5127th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Tabuk

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	Jeju Island	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8684	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5507	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.5	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.81	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.6	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20855	$8604

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1035
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1020
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$942
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$909
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$954
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$957
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$955
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$878
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$982
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$930
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$922
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1051
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$946
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$974
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$923
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$992
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$771
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$885
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1013
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$938
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$964
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$887
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$883
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$892
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$1014
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1084
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$879
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1023
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$882
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$952
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1044
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$881
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$990
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$883
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$870

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587