Dublin vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$2866
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$2099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	58
😀 Quality of life	96	83
🏙️ Population	593K	1.49M

The cost of living in Dublin is 139% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 605th and 4821st ($2627 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Ireland and South Korea, respectively. Check Ireland vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 17th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Gwangju

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	Dublin	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$93.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$7404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$4847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$20814

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

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