Colorado Springs vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$392
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$667
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$2492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	62	58
😀 Quality of life	88	73
🏙️ Population	479K	1.41M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 166% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 819th and 5869th ($2548 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 2.6 months in Gwangju. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Gwangju ranked 24th in South Korea, while ranked 297th and 2497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Gwangju

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	Colorado Springs	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$7004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$14457

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029

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