Gwangju vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gwangju	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1147	$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2964	$4639
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1108
🏘️ Family rent	$795	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2261	$4464
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	58	61
😀 Quality of life	84	89
🏙️ Population	1.49M	633K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 40% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4575th and 1984th ($1147 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1684th 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 2 months in Gwangju compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 305th and 164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Louisville

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	Gwangju	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.44	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.5	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$5.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8909	$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4824	$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.21	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37.1	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.91	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.4	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19812	$13578

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1709
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1898
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1733
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1933
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1812
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1723
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1896
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1748
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1712
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2212
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1826
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$1907
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1702
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1992
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1581
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1747
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$1938
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2034
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1651
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1515
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1913
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1840
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1487
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1768
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2032
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1906
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2129
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1725
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1844
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2019
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1486
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1846
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1988