Cleveland vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cleveland	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1941	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4584	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$1131	$392
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$667
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3404	$2492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	82	58
😀 Quality of life	87	73
🏙️ Population	373K	1.41M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 103% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 2199th and 5869th ($1941 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1674th 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 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 2.6 months in Gwangju. Cleveland ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Gwangju ranked 24th in South Korea, while ranked 320th and 2497th 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	$15.2	$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1252	$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2221	$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1512	$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.1	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.12%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1613	$7004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1384	$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.8	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.3	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1137	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18712	$14457

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1919
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1930
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1889
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1922
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1924
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1909
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1890
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1899
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1908
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1910
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1882
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1864
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1821
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1834
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1823
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1684
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1874
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1688
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1988
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1908
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1835
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1639
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1810
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1599
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1531
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1513
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1936
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2092

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