Arlington vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$2442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	58
😀 Quality of life	77	87
🏙️ Population	394K	1.49M

The cost of living in Arlington is 72% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 2476th and 5038th ($1856 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 2.3 months in Gwangju. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 1375th and 363rd 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	$15.6	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$7419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$4877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$7.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$6.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$3.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$6.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$10915

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

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