Gwangju vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$4500
🏠 One person rent	$434	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$1950
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$3986
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	58	60
😀 Quality of life	83	87
🏙️ Population	1.49M	246K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 40% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4821st and 2336th ($1101 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Louisville ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 439th and 299th 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	$8.42	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$13378

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974