Gold Coast vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gold Coast	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2300	$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5003	$3262
🏠 One person rent	$1512	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$2405	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$480
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3406	$2275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	49	58
😀 Quality of life	88	83
🏙️ Population	608K	1.49M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 95% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 1120th and 4654th ($2300 vs $1178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 209th and 411th 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	$13.9	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$38
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.57	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.7	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1455	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2455	$880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9386	$8083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4352	$5291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.05	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.42	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$8.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$6.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.6	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$9.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1739	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7508	$27402

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2491
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1877
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1754
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1289
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1615
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1833
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1815
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2286
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1997
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1732
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2801
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2472
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1674
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1500
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1532
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1748
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2393
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1746
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1303
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1816
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1800
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$1005
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1027
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$960
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$968
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$999
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$915
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$981
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$980
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1007
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1146
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1084
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$999
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$1008
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1066
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1134
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$975
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$931
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1098
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1002
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1043
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$995
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$893
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1083
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$992
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$997
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$977
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$901
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1222
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1027
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1157
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1122
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$973
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1025
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$992
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1165