Edinburgh vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edinburgh	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2295	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5636	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$392
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$667
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$2492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	88	58
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	488K	1.41M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 140% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 1307th and 5869th ($2295 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 56th in the United Kingdom and South Korea, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 2.6 months in Gwangju. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Gwangju ranked 24th in South Korea, while ranked 83rd and 2497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Gwangju

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	Edinburgh	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.34	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2686	$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1966	$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.86%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6647	$7004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1749	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25458	$14457

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820

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