Gwangju vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$434	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$3273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	58	59
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	1.49M	526K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 34% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 4821st and 2788th ($1101 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 75th in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 2 months in Nuremberg. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Nuremberg ranked 20th in Germany, while ranked 439th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Nuremberg

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	Gwangju	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$13791

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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 Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1576
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1567
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1547
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1581
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1666
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1528
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1533
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1488
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1322
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1489
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1249
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1330
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1444
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1440
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1498
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1445
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1567
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1466
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1544
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1627
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1566
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1419
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1541
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1172
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1456
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1560
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1274
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1594
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1589
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1433
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1613
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1476
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1098
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1557