Jeju Island vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Jeju Island Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2726
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$473
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1427
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
18
94
😀 Quality of life
64
89
🏙️ Population
666K
2.44M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 14% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5121st and 4661st ($1079 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Jeju Island ranked 79th best city to live in South Korea vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5367th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Jeju Island vs Taipei

Prices for goods and services in Jeju Island and Taipei are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Jeju Island Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.17
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8980
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5765
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.03
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.4
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21734
$18442

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Seogwipo
$1076
16 km or 10 mi Jeju
$1064
159 km or 99 mi Mokpo
$991
186 km or 115 mi Naju
$981
187 km or 116 mi Yeosu
$1008
197 km or 122 mi Suncheon
$1014
203 km or 126 mi Gwangju
$1062
206 km or 128 mi Gwangyang
$996
228 km or 142 mi Goto
$917
240 km or 149 mi Tongyeong
$981
241 km or 149 mi Namwon
$970
246 km or 153 mi Jeongeup
$963
248 km or 154 mi Jinju
$1111
251 km or 156 mi Geoje
$961
267 km or 166 mi Sacheon
$993
271 km or 169 mi Tsushima
$944
273 km or 170 mi Gimje
$964
275 km or 171 mi Masan
$994
279 km or 173 mi Jeonju
$823
281 km or 175 mi Hirado
$932
284 km or 177 mi Tsushima Island
$945
288 km or 179 mi Changwon
$1032
289 km or 180 mi Iksan
$982
291 km or 181 mi Gunsan
$1002
294 km or 183 mi Saikai
$918
295 km or 184 mi Matsuura
$928
296 km or 184 mi Iki
$944
297 km or 185 mi Sasebo
$956
300 km or 186 mi Gimhae
$946
301 km or 187 mi Busan
$1114
312 km or 194 mi Imari
$924
312 km or 194 mi Miryang
$991
315 km or 196 mi Togitsu
$908
318 km or 197 mi Nagayo
$909
318 km or 197 mi Nagasaki
$960
318 km or 198 mi Yangsan
$1005
319 km or 199 mi Karatsu
$934
320 km or 199 mi Nonsan
$1005
324 km or 201 mi Omura
$909
325 km or 202 mi Takeo
$915

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602