Gwangju vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$434	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$53.9
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	58	47
😀 Quality of life	83	53
🏙️ Population	1.49M	2.49M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 19% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4821st and 5902nd ($1101 vs $926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 24th in South Korea and Cuba, respectively. Check South Korea vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 439th and 6054th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Havana

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	Gwangju	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$6.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$0.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$34.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$10030

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1012
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$970
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1059
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$998
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$854
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$989
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$959
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1005
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1054
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1019
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$983
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1038
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1063
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$992
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$924
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$998
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1019
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$977
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$887
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1075
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1030
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$995
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$936
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1000
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$959
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1151
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1036
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1037
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1060
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1027
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1033
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$979
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1080

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945