Jeju Island vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$480	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	19	5
😀 Quality of life	65	42
🏙️ Population	678K	115K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 162% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4961st and 8940th ($1100 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in South Korea and Bhutan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Bhutan 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 Thimphu. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5177th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Thimphu

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	Jeju Island	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$653

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289