Gwangju vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gwangju	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3262	$1426
🏠 One person rent	$485	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2275	$315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	58	52
😀 Quality of life	83	43
🏙️ Population	1.49M	2.11M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 127% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4654th and 8536th ($1178 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 38th 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 0.6 months in Medan. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 411th and 6659th 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	$6.87	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.08	$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.55	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$880	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8083	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5291	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.36	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.61	$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37.6	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.1	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1134	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27402	$11482

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Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$1005
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1027
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$960
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$968
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$999
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$915
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$981
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$980
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1007
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1146
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1084
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$999
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$1008
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1066
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1134
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$975
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$931
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1098
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1002
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1043
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$995
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$893
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1083
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$992
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$997
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$977
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$901
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1222
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1027
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1157
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1122
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$973
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1025
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$992
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1165

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$503
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$759
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$669
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$671
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$670
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$613
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$729
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$594
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$687
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$523
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$571
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$563
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$630
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$561
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$699
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$752
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$985
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$822
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$807
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$518
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544