Gwangju vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2393
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$392
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$667
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2492
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
58
38
😀 Quality of life
73
48
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.15M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 6% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 5869th and 5463rd ($957 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in South Korea and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check South Korea vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Gwangju compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Gwangju ranked 24th best city to live in South Korea vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 2497th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Harare

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Gwangju Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.53
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7004
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.21
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.66
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14457
$8948

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$909
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$922
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$930
57 km or 36 mi Suncheon
$973
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$942
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$923
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$955
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$771
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$954
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$938
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$964
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$1051
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$990
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$933
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$974
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$997
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1012
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$905
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$982
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$1009
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$992
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$971
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$887
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$946
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1013
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$1023
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$992
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$865
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$914
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$919
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$1014
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$943
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1128
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$917
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1020
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1084
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$1044
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$952
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$931
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1037

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$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
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$965
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$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875