Gwangju vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$434	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	58	70
😀 Quality of life	83	78
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.4M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 6% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4821st and 5261st ($1101 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in South Korea and Bulgaria, respectively. Check South Korea vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 439th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Sofia

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	Gwangju	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$6749

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633