Jeju Island vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$480	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	19	43
😀 Quality of life	65	61
🏙️ Population	678K	1.4M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 26% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4961st and 6373rd ($1100 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in South Korea and Mongolia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5177th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Jeju Island	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$6621

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600