Gwangju vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gwangju	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$1767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$4215
🏠 One person rent	$462	$898
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$422	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2442	$3627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	58	56
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	1.49M	526K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 39% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 5038th and 2865th ($1081 vs $1767) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 145th in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Gwangju compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Nuremberg ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 363rd and 132nd 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	$6.64	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$868
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$608
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7419	$7384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4877	$4983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.24	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.33	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.8	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10915	$15497

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Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$981
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$980
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1016
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$991
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$831
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$994
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$998
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1020
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1064
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1046
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$984
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1050
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1085
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$959
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$934
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1008
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1020
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$934
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$913
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1084
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1062
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$924
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$949
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$957
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$975
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1153
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1069
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1108
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1059
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1100

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719