Columbus vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$2261
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	58
😀 Quality of life	87	84
🏙️ Population	906K	1.49M

The cost of living in Columbus is 92% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 1282nd and 4575th ($2202 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 5th 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 Columbus compared to 2 months in Gwangju. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 202nd and 305th 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	$18.1	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$8909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$4824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$8.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$37.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$5.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$38.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$19812

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1028
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$955
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$960
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$991
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$1041
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$902
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$965
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$787
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$984
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$923
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$975
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$878
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$945
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$953
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$992
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1084
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$924
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$910
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$949
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1006
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$963
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$882
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1073
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$973
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$1055
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1060
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$907
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$940
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1005
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1003
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1029
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$963
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1002
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$999
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1056