Albuquerque vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$2400
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	58
😀 Quality of life	83	86
🏙️ Population	565K	1.41M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 91% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 1965th and 5224th ($2026 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 26th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.3 months in Gwangju. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Gwangju ranked 6th in South Korea, while ranked 561st and 424th 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	$19	$6.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$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	$1143	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$7292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$7.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$7.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$12561

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

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