Brookhaven vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$392
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$667
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$2492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	58
😀 Quality of life	72	73
🏙️ Population	486K	1.41M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 206% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 281st and 5869th ($2924 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 56th 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 2.6 months in Gwangju. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Gwangju ranked 24th in South Korea, while ranked 2997th and 2497th 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	$22.5	$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$7004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$14457

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2763
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2619
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2397
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2725
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2160
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3756
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2271
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3087
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2744
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2661
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2724
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2609
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2556
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2343
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2555
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2715
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3446
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3582
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3033
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2295
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2664
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2391
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2645
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2727
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2982
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2694
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2253
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2653
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2118
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2471
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2710
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2815
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2580
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3045
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3327
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3562
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2823
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2378
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2820

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$909
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$922
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$930
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$973
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$942
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$923
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$955
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$954
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$938
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$964
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1051
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$990
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$933
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$974
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$997
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1012
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$905
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$982
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1009
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$992
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$971
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$887
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$946
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1013
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1023
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$992
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$865
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$914
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$919
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$1014
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1128
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$917
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1020
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1084
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1044
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$952
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1037