Gwangju vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$1832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$4509
🏠 One person rent	$434	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$1671
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$3756
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	58	70
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	1.49M	681K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 40% less expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 4821st and 2302nd ($1101 vs $1832) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1898th 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 2.1 months in Oklahoma City. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Oklahoma City ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 439th and 208th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Oklahoma City

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	Gwangju	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$6.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$773
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$2111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$23318

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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 Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1878
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1861
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$1946
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1824
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1862
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1621
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$1989
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1855
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1748
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1814
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1816
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1638
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1671
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1865
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1874
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1851
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1864
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1855
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1544
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1629
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2205
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2229
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1846
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$2014
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2219
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2246
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2239
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2395
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2111
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2258
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2025
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2253
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2538
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2184