Alexandria vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2866
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$2099
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	58
😀 Quality of life	48	83
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.49M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 71% less expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 9165th and 4821st ($316 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 14th in Egypt and South Korea, respectively. Check Egypt vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 6367th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Gwangju

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	Alexandria	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$93.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$7404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$4847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$20814

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

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