Gwangju vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$434	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	58	35
😀 Quality of life	83	53
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.43M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 12% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4821st and 5623rd ($1101 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 19th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Puebla ranked 12th in Mexico, while ranked 439th and 6026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Puebla

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	Gwangju	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$9705

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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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$825
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$858
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$752
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1160
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$485
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$800
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$747
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$724
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$770
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$632
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$700
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$788
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$821
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$635
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$724
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$716
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$812
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$983
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$756
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$700
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$638
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$717
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$699