Gwangju vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$434	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	58	53
😀 Quality of life	83	44
🏙️ Population	1.49M	2.11M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 129% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4821st and 8745th ($1101 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 47th in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 439th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Medan

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	Gwangju	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$10763

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501