Columbus vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$2866
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$2099
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	58
😀 Quality of life	88	83
🏙️ Population	906K	1.49M

The cost of living in Columbus is 95% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 1476th and 4821st ($2145 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 249th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Gwangju

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	Columbus	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$93.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$7404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$4847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$20814

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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