Edinburgh vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edinburgh	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2310	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5713	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$1359	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2393	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3676	$2442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	88	58
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	488K	1.49M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 114% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 1247th and 5038th ($2310 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 26th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 2.3 months in Gwangju. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 59th and 363rd 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	$21.6	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.41	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1942	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$300	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.08%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6892	$7419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4820	$4877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$7.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$6.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.26	$3.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$6.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1932	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23184	$10915

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808

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