Jeju Island vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$2471
🏠 One person rent	$480	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	15
😀 Quality of life	65	53
🏙️ Population	678K	886K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 3% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4961st and 5095th ($1100 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5177th and 6448th 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	$8.06	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$8498

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$517
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1734
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$798
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$940
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$645
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$346
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$354
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$718
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1910
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1855
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1645
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1867
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1879
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1021
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$837
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1951
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$987
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$769
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1957
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$695
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1072
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$548
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1947
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2347
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2064
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1998
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$276
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233