Jeonju vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeonju	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$831	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$291	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$489	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$4329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	49 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	61	100
😀 Quality of life	68	93
🏙️ Population	342K	1.6M

The cost of living in Jeonju is 68% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6539th and 744th ($831 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th and 660th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Jeonju ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 4424th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeonju vs Philadelphia

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	Jeonju	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.81	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.2	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.25%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8458	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7000	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.64	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.16	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.47	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13525	$15283

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886