Barcelona vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$2866
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$2099
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	58
😀 Quality of life	87	83
🏙️ Population	1.7M	1.49M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 67% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 2276th and 4821st ($1841 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th 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 1.9 months in Gwangju. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 270th and 439th 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	$15	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$93.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$7404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$4847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$20814

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522

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