Bratislava vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bratislava	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1307	$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$3262
🏠 One person rent	$719	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$1173	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$480
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.3	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1524	$2275
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	58
😀 Quality of life	80	83
🏙️ Population	476K	1.49M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 11% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 4319th and 4654th ($1307 vs $1178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Slovakia and South Korea, respectively. Check Slovakia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 506th and 411th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Gwangju

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	Bratislava	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.6	$38
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.52	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5419	$8083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3950	$5291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.8	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$8.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$6.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$9.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$77	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15558	$27402

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1197
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1965
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1681
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1772
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$788
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$860
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1698
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$989
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1188
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1062
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1051
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1067
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1130
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$789
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1150
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$898
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1653
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1136
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$910
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1632
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1344
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1220
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1094
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$883
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$952
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1065
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1137
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1195
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$938
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1211
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$876
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1574
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$849

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$1005
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1027
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$960
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$968
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$999
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$915
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$981
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$980
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1007
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1146
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1084
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$999
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$1008
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1066
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1134
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$975
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$931
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1098
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1002
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1043
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$995
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$893
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1083
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$992
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$997
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$977
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$901
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1222
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1027
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1157
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1122
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$973
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1025
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$992
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1165