Gwangju vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gwangju	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$462	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$422	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2442	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	58	91
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	1.49M	2.75M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 46% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5038th and 1942nd ($1081 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 2nd in South Korea and Italy, respectively. Check South Korea vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Gwangju compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 363rd and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Rome

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	Gwangju	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7419	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4877	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.24	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.33	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.8	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10915	$10916

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323