Jeju Island vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$456	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	13
😀 Quality of life	62	36
🏙️ Population	678K	948K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 7% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4959th and 4590th ($1080 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 3rd in South Korea and Laos, respectively. Check South Korea vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 4837th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Vientiane

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	Jeju Island	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.19	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$1.5
🥤 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	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$9354

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393