Gwangju vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gwangju	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$462	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$422	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2442	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	58	56
😀 Quality of life	87	44
🏙️ Population	1.49M	43.9K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 0.8% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 5038th and 5084th ($1081 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 2nd in South Korea and the Palestine, respectively. Check South Korea vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Gwangju compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 363rd and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Ramallah

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	Gwangju	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7419	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4877	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.24	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.33	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.8	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10915	$4130

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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 Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850