Gimhae vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gimhae	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2505	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$320	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2363	$4771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	71	93
🏙️ Population	534K	3.9M

The cost of living in Gimhae is 70% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5742nd and 80th ($959 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Gimhae ranked 21st best city to live in South Korea vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 1960th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs Los Angeles

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	Gimhae	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7020	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5956	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.4	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.74	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13468	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919