Cost of living comparison

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Jeju vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Jeju is 56.4% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants
pay 2.0 times more in Jeju
Groceries
pay 9.7% more in Jeju
Transportation
pay 74.4% more in Jeju
Housing
pay 16.4% more in Jeju
Childcare
pay 96.9% more in Jeju
Entertainment and Sports
pay 85.9% more in Jeju
Clothing
pay 10.8% more in Jeju

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing in Jeju are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Jeju.

Jeju vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeju instead of Manila, you would:

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
Manila
Jeju
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.02
₱364.37
$6.37
₩9,603
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.30
₱260.26
$4.00
₩6,029
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.97
₱58.78
$2.31
₩3,487

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pay 9.7% more for groceries

 
Manila
Jeju
Bread
1 loaf
$1.33
₱80.70
$2.12
₩3,201
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.28
₱258.75
??
Milk (1 gallon) $7.32
₱442.98
$7.95
₩11,983

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pay 74.4% more for transportation

 
Manila
Jeju
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.18
₱252.94
$4.57
₩6,891
Monthly public transit pass $13.76
₱832.85
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,288.58
₱2M
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pay 16.4% more for housing

 
Manila
Jeju
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$27.10
₱1,640.09
$18.56
₩27,994
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $512.96
₱31,042.44
$473.36
₩714K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $251.74
₱15,234.09
$382.08
₩576K

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pay 96.9% more for childcare

 
Manila
Jeju
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $138.58
₱8,386.31
$353.07
₩532K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,035.39
₱1M
$23,674.11
₩36M

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pay 85.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Manila
Jeju
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.46
₱88.49
$3.97
₩5,981
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
₱156.58
$5.24
₩7,900
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.27
₱197.80
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pay 10.8% more for clothing

 
Manila
Jeju
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$49.23
₱2,979.03
$48.82
₩73,627
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.70
₱1,797.15
$28.30
₩42,682
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.85
₱4,892.90
$62.97
₩94,968

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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