Gwangju vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gwangju	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3262	$5446
🏠 One person rent	$485	$1474
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2275	$4014
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	56
😀 Quality of life	83	87
🏙️ Population	1.49M	950K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 51% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4654th and 943rd ($1178 vs $2386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 837th 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 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Jacksonville ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 411th and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Gwangju vs Jacksonville infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/gwangju/jacksonville.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Gwangju vs Jacksonville infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/gwangju/jacksonville" target="_blank">Gwangju vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Gwangju vs Jacksonville

Prices for goods and services in Gwangju and Jacksonville are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Gwangju	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.08	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.55	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$1446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$880	$2652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$2118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8083	$4741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5291	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.36	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.61	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1134	$1421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27402	$10904

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872