Auckland vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$463
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	19
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	1.47M	678K

The cost of living in Auckland is 82% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1924th and 4959th ($1968 vs $1080) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in New Zealand and South Korea, respectively. Check New Zealand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.7 months in Jeju Island. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Jeju Island ranked 63rd in South Korea, while ranked 161st and 4837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Jeju Island

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	Auckland	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$93.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$7330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$5069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$26.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$38.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$7.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$21433

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

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