Dublin vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$2442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	58
😀 Quality of life	96	87
🏙️ Population	593K	1.49M

The cost of living in Dublin is 164% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 315th and 5038th ($2858 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th 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 2.3 months in Gwangju. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 21st and 363rd 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	$20.8	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$7419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$4877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$7.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$6.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$3.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$6.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$10915

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$981
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$980
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1016
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$991
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$831
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$994
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$998
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1020
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1064
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1046
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$984
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1050
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1085
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$959
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$934
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1008
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1020
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$934
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$913
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1084
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1062
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$924
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$949
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$957
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$975
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1153
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1069
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1108
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1059
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1100