Gimhae vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gimhae	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2505	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$320	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2363	$4536
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	94
😀 Quality of life	71	76
🏙️ Population	534K	467K

The cost of living in Gimhae is 65% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5742nd and 379th ($959 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 339th 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 2.5 months in Gimhae compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Gimhae ranked 21st best city to live in South Korea vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 1960th and 949th 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	$6.43	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7020	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5956	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.4	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.74	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13468	$27134

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Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1027
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$998
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1030
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$983
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$924
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1054
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$988
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$992
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$977
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$903
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$989
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1059
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$987
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$1000
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$880
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$979
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$854
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$964
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1101
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$902
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$992
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$970
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$977
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$937
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$959
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1019
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1012
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$936
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1019
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1038

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683