Adelaide vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$2400
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	58
😀 Quality of life	93	86
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.41M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 120% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 1210th and 5224th ($2338 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 26th 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 2.3 months in Gwangju. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Gwangju ranked 6th in South Korea, while ranked 73rd and 424th 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	$15.9	$6.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$7292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$7.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$7.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$5.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$12561

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$981
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$963
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$970
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1014
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$991
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$996
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$823
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$1008
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$982
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1002
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1111
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1005
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$945
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$993
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1015
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1072
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$922
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$981
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1019
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$994
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$986
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$916
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$961
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1032
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$991
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1043
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$943
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$951
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$946
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1121
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$986
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1064
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1114
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$984
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$954
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1079