Gwangju vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$434	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	58	22
😀 Quality of life	83	58
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.96M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 5% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4821st and 5176th ($1101 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 12th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 439th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Tijuana

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	Gwangju	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$2569

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677