Glasgow vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$2442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	58
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	626K	1.49M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 90% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5038th ($2058 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 2.3 months in Gwangju. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 52nd and 363rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Gwangju

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	Glasgow	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$7419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$4877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$7.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$6.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$3.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$6.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$10915

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

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