Albuquerque vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$2442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	58
😀 Quality of life	84	87
🏙️ Population	565K	1.49M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 82% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 2114th and 5038th ($1964 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.3 months in Gwangju. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 484th and 363rd 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	$17.1	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$7419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$4877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$7.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$6.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$3.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$6.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$10915

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$981
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$980
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1016
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$991
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$831
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$994
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$998
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1020
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1064
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1046
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$984
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1050
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1085
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$959
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$934
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1008
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1020
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$934
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$913
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1084
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1062
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$924
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$949
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$957
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$975
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1153
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1069
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1108
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1059
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1100