Gwangju vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$434	$165
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$73.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$1054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	58	65
😀 Quality of life	83	66
🏙️ Population	1.49M	9.31M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 137% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 4821st and 8802nd ($1101 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 14th in South Korea and India, respectively. Check South Korea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Hyderabad, India ranked 5th in India, while ranked 439th and 4025th 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	$8.42	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$8.64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$837
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$5.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$1.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$2458

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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 Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$395
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$298
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$372
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$388
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$294
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$349
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$272
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$358
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$397
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$366
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$315
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$280
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$354
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$292
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$311
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$338
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$293
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$304
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$355
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$340
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$304
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$272
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$307
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$296
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$295
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$375
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$292
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$292
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$346
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$315
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$466
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$359
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304