Jeju Island vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeju Island Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1080
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3087
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$456
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1111
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
19
93
😀 Quality of life
62
83
🏙️ Population
678K
2.33M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 23% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4959th and 6171st ($1080 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 7th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4837th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Taoyuan

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Jeju Island Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.19
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.6
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.81
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7330
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5069
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.21
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.7
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.08
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.6
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.1
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.5
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$368
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21433
$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443