Gold Coast vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gold Coast	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2152	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4849	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$2188	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3845	$2261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	49	58
😀 Quality of life	90	84
🏙️ Population	638K	1.49M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 88% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 1408th and 4575th ($2152 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 2 months in Gwangju. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 120th and 305th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Gwangju

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	Gold Coast	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2323	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11003	$8909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8562	$4824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$8.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$7.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$37.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$38.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1760	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11702	$19812

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2356
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1785
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1881
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1816
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1545
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1461
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1404
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$1998
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1903
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1691
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2741
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2348
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1610
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1463
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1430
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1723
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2604
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1669
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1249
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1462
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1716
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1028
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$955
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$960
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$991
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$1041
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$902
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$965
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$787
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$984
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$923
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$975
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$878
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$945
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$953
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$992
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1084
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$924
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$910
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$949
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1006
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$963
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$882
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1073
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$973
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$1055
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1060
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$907
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$940
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1005
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1003
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1029
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$963
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1002
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$999
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1056