Gwangju vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gwangju	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1147	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2964	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$445	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$795	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2261	$5439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	58	87
😀 Quality of life	84	91
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.39M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 67% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4575th and 26th ($1147 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 23rd 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 2 months in Gwangju compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 305th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs San Diego

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	Gwangju	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.44	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.5	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.9	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8909	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4824	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.21	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37.1	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.91	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.4	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19812	$18429

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Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1028
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$955
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$960
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$991
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$1041
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$902
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$965
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$787
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$984
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$923
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$975
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$878
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$945
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$953
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$992
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1084
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$924
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$910
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$949
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1006
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$963
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$882
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1073
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$973
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$1055
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1060
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$907
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$940
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1005
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1003
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1029
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$963
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1002
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$999
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1056

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606