Gimhae vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gimhae	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2615	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$388	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2257	$4372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	94
😀 Quality of life	75	78
🏙️ Population	534K	467K

The cost of living in Gimhae is 62% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5470th and 604th ($1014 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 532nd in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Gimhae compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Gimhae ranked 13th best city to live in South Korea vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 1727th and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs Long Beach

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	Gimhae	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.62	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8201	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5636	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.6	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.46	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.92	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.5	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.02	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$516	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18176	$19617

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Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1084
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1013
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$992
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1023
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$974
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$946
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$957
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$982
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1051
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$992
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$924
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$989
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$955
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$914
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$887
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$896
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$954
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$973
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$930
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$919
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$883
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$931
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$961
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$957
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$892
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$905
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$922
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$933
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$923
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$938
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$990
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$909
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$865
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$971
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1009

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164