Albuquerque vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$392
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$667
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$2492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	58
😀 Quality of life	83	73
🏙️ Population	565K	1.41M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 112% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 1945th and 5869th ($2029 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 56th 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 2.6 months in Gwangju. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Gwangju ranked 24th in South Korea, while ranked 518th and 2497th 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	$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$7004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$14457

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Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

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