Gwangju vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gwangju	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$462	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$422	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2442	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	58	78
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	1.49M	936K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 56% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5038th and 950th ($1081 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 3rd in South Korea and Israel, respectively. Check South Korea vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Gwangju compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 363rd and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Jerusalem

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	Gwangju	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7419	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4877	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.24	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.33	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.8	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10915	$23696

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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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850