Jeju Island vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$456	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	19	5
😀 Quality of life	62	34
🏙️ Population	678K	115K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 156% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4959th and 8915th ($1080 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4837th and 7592nd 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	$8.19	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300