Brookhaven vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$2400
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	58
😀 Quality of life	72	86
🏙️ Population	486K	1.41M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 175% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 276th and 5224th ($2921 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 2.3 months in Gwangju. Brookhaven ranked 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Gwangju ranked 6th in South Korea, while ranked 3052nd and 424th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Gwangju

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	Brookhaven	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$6.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$7292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$7.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$7.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$5.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$12561

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2779
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2686
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2713
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2144
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3722
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3059
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2732
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2642
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2606
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2554
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2302
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2564
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2698
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3460
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3644
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3032
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2294
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2647
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2387
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2670
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2971
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2690
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2650
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2127
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2492
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2697
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2600
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3020
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3312
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3510
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2809
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2385
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2803

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