Gwangju vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$434	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	58	18
😀 Quality of life	83	60
🏙️ Population	1.49M	932K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 32% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4821st and 3004th ($1101 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 9th in South Korea and Spain, respectively. Check South Korea vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 439th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Tenerife

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	Gwangju	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291