Jeonju vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeonju	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$831	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$291	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$489	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$4549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	49 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	61	99
😀 Quality of life	68	94
🏙️ Population	342K	3.9M

The cost of living in Jeonju is 75% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6539th and 65th ($831 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th and 51st in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeonju compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Jeonju ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 4424th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeonju vs Los Angeles

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	Jeonju	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.81	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.2	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.25%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8458	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7000	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.64	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.16	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.47	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13525	$26874

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Cities near Jeonju

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Iksan	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Gimje	$982
39 km or 24 mi	Jeongeup	$981
43 km or 27 mi	Nonsan	$1046
43 km or 27 mi	Gunsan	$1020
51 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$980
51 km or 32 mi	Gyeryong	$976
62 km or 39 mi	Asan	$1050
63 km or 39 mi	Daejeon	$959
70 km or 44 mi	Gongju	$1063
74 km or 46 mi	Boryeong	$1085
75 km or 47 mi	Sejong	$1020
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangju	$1081
93 km or 58 mi	Gimcheon	$934
96 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Naju	$1001
102 km or 63 mi	Suncheon	$1016
109 km or 68 mi	Cheonan	$1153
110 km or 68 mi	Jinju	$1064
110 km or 68 mi	Gwangyang	$991
112 km or 70 mi	Sangju	$957
117 km or 73 mi	Gumi	$949
124 km or 77 mi	Seosan	$1068
127 km or 79 mi	Yeosu	$994
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$984
128 km or 79 mi	Mungyeong	$973
128 km or 80 mi	Dangjin	$1059
131 km or 81 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
131 km or 81 mi	Daegu	$1062
132 km or 82 mi	Anseong	$1078
134 km or 83 mi	Mokpo	$1005
143 km or 89 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
145 km or 90 mi	Masan	$1008
146 km or 91 mi	Chungju	$920
147 km or 92 mi	Osan	$1076
149 km or 93 mi	Changwon	$1084
149 km or 93 mi	Miryang	$1038
157 km or 98 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
157 km or 98 mi	Yongin	$1120
159 km or 99 mi	Tongyeong	$934

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927