Gwangju vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$434	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$2742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	58	100
😀 Quality of life	83	93
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.8M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 41% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4821st and 2225th ($1101 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 51st in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 439th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Montreal

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	Gwangju	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$5725

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692