El Paso vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	El Paso	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1778	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4015	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$981	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1643	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.9	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3306	$2442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	58
😀 Quality of life	81	87
🏙️ Population	679K	1.49M

The cost of living in El Paso is 65% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 2820th and 5038th ($1778 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1979th and 26th 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 1.9 months in El Paso compared to 2.3 months in Gwangju. El Paso ranked 206th best city to live in the United States vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 665th and 363rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Gwangju

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	El Paso	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1819	$7419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$4877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.81	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$7.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.07	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.96	$3.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.7	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$6.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6990	$10915

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1842
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1896
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1880
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$944
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1964
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1015
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$895
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2150
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1940
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2095
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1784
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$727
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2084
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2245
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2235
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1912
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2151
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2466
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2024
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$982
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2407
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2447
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2349
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371

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