Albuquerque vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$2866
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$2099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	58
😀 Quality of life	83	83
🏙️ Population	565K	1.49M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 80% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 1874th and 4821st ($1985 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 14th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 428th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Gwangju

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	Albuquerque	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$93.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$7404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$4847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$20814

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1012
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$970
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1059
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$998
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$854
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$989
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$959
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1005
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1054
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1019
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$983
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1038
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1063
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$992
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$924
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$998
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1019
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$977
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$887
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1075
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1030
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$995
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$936
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1000
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$959
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1151
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1036
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1037
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1060
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1027
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1033
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$979
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1080