Jeju Island vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeju Island	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3279	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$533	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1907	$570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	19	5
😀 Quality of life	62	50
🏙️ Population	678K	115K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 201% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4690th and 9013th ($1165 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Jeju Island ranked 68th best city to live in South Korea vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4818th and 6232nd 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	$8.67	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4369	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$35.5	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.53	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.71	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24282	$691

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1148
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$960
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1040
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$981
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1027
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1178
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$999
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$948
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$931
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$1005
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$893
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$1008
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$980
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$968
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1002
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$915
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$968
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$980
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1007
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$927
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$970
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$985
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$985
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$901
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1122
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$971
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$992
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$907
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$944
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$973
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$994
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1084
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$919
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$969

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284