Cleveland vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cleveland	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4394	$2866
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$1817	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$2099
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	58
😀 Quality of life	86	83
🏙️ Population	373K	1.49M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 72% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 2110th and 4821st ($1899 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st and 14th 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 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Cleveland ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 305th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Gwangju

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	Cleveland	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.3	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2260	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1330	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$93.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$7404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1026	$4847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.2	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1016	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18828	$20814

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860

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