Barcelona vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barcelona	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2087	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4665	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2065	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2248	$2442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	58
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.7M	1.49M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 93% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 1764th and 5038th ($2087 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 26th in Spain and South Korea, respectively. Check Spain vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 2.3 months in Gwangju. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 229th and 363rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Gwangju

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	Barcelona	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1373	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1063	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6508	$7419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4968	$4877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$7.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$6.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.04	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$3.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$6.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15137	$10915

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1687
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1598
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1590
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1610
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1575
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1200
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1192
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1445
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1490
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1229
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1374
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1468
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1608
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1216
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1157
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1501
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1632
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1555
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1212
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1239
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1657
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1531
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1363
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2804
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1593
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1318
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1703

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