Gwangju vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$434	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	58	7
😀 Quality of life	83	62
🏙️ Population	1.49M	133K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 16% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4821st and 4205th ($1101 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in South Korea and Maldives, respectively. Check South Korea vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 1 months in Male. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 439th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Male

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	Gwangju	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$3201

Cost of living in other countries

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360