Gwangju vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gwangju	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1147	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2964	$4581
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$795	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2261	$2599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	58	77
😀 Quality of life	84	85
🏙️ Population	1.49M	936K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 41% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4575th and 1907th ($1147 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th 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 months in Gwangju compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 305th and 276th 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	$7.44	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.5	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$7.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.9	$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8909	$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4824	$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.21	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.91	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.4	$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19812	$10218

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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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499