Gwangju vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$434	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	58	27
😀 Quality of life	83	59
🏙️ Population	1.49M	687K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 0% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4821st and 4828th ($1101 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 120th 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 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 439th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Zaragoza

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	Gwangju	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387