Adelaide vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$392
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$667
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$2492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	58
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.41M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 146% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 1178th and 5869th ($2355 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 56th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 2.6 months in Gwangju. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Gwangju ranked 24th in South Korea, while ranked 75th and 2497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Gwangju

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	Adelaide	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$7004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$14457

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$909
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$922
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$930
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$973
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$942
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$923
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$955
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$954
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$938
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$964
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1051
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$990
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$933
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$974
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$997
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1012
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$905
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$982
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1009
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$992
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$971
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$887
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$946
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1013
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1023
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$992
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$865
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$914
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$919
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$1014
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1128
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$917
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1020
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1084
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1044
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$952
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1037