Brookhaven vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$2442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	58
😀 Quality of life	74	87
🏙️ Population	486K	1.49M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 174% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 225th and 5038th ($2959 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th 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 905th best city to live in the United States vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 2533rd and 363rd 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	$25.1	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$7419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$4877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$7.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$6.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$3.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$6.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$10915

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2829
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2376
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2750
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2164
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3768
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3066
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2742
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2602
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2613
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2529
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2230
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2584
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2704
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3458
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3715
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2922
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2339
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2619
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2430
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2697
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2952
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2680
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2329
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2645
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2220
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2485
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2655
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2633
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3050
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3364
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3513
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2756
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2381
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2735

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