Arlington vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$2400
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	58
😀 Quality of life	78	86
🏙️ Population	394K	1.41M

The cost of living in Arlington is 80% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 2397th and 5224th ($1907 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 Arlington compared to 2.3 months in Gwangju. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Gwangju ranked 6th in South Korea, while ranked 894th and 424th 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	$16	$6.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$7292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$7.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$5.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$12561

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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