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Jeju vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Jeju is 51.9% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 59.1% more in Jeju
Groceries
pay 57.7% more in Jeju
Transportation
pay 13.0% more in Jeju
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Jeju
Childcare
pay 88.8% more in Jeju
Entertainment and Sports
pay 45.3% more in Jeju
Clothing
pay 26.8% less in Jeju

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

Jeju vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

pay 59.1% more for restaurants

 
Quito
Jeju
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$6.37
₩9,603
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.38
 
$4.00
₩6,029
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.13
 
$2.31
₩3,487

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pay 57.7% more for groceries

 
Quito
Jeju
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
 
$2.12
₩3,201
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
 
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Milk (1 gallon) $4.06
 
$7.95
₩11,983

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

 
Quito
Jeju
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.63
 
$4.57
₩6,891
Monthly public transit pass $27.00
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Quito
Jeju
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.44
 
$18.56
₩27,994
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.12
 
$473.36
₩714K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $317.19
 
$382.08
₩576K

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pay 88.8% more for childcare

 
Quito
Jeju
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $283.25
 
$353.07
₩532K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,360.00
 
$23,674.11
₩36M

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pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Jeju
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
 
$3.97
₩5,981
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.96
 
$5.24
₩7,900
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
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pay 26.8% less for clothing

 
Quito
Jeju
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.15
 
$48.82
₩73,627
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.83
 
$28.30
₩42,682
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.42
 
$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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