Arlington vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$2866
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$2099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	58
😀 Quality of life	73	83
🏙️ Population	394K	1.49M

The cost of living in Arlington is 71% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 2153rd and 4821st ($1883 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 1499th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Gwangju

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	Arlington	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$93.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$7404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$4847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$20814

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

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