Gwangju vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gwangju	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$462	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$422	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2442	$290
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	58	64
😀 Quality of life	87	64
🏙️ Population	1.49M	9.31M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 130% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 5038th and 8810th ($1081 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 12th in South Korea and India, respectively. Check South Korea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Gwangju compared to 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Hyderabad, India ranked 7th in India, while ranked 363rd and 5455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Hyderabad, India

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	Gwangju	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$8.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7419	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4877	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.24	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.33	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$8.02
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.8	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10915	$2504

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Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$981
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$980
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1016
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$991
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$831
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$994
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$998
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1020
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1064
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1046
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$984
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1050
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1085
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$959
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$934
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1008
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1020
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$934
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$913
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1084
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1062
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$924
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$949
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$957
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$975
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1153
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1069
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1108
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1059
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1100

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302