Gwangju vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$434	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	58	78
😀 Quality of life	83	85
🏙️ Population	1.49M	936K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 48% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4821st and 1551st ($1101 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 7th in South Korea and Israel, respectively. Check South Korea vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 439th and 374th 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	$8.42	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$17799

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511