Gwangju vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$434	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$4538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	58	78
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	1.49M	689K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 56% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4821st and 790th ($1101 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 733rd 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 439th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Nashville

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	Gwangju	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$30520

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494