Gwangju vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2866
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$434
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$769
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$388
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
58
60
😀 Quality of life
83
56
🏙️ Population
1.49M
1.42M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 118% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 4821st and 8600th ($1101 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 20th in South Korea and Ukraine, respectively. Check South Korea vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 0.8 months in Kharkiv. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 439th and 5713th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Kharkiv

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Gwangju Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.42
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$85
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$5.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
17.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7404
$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4847
$662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.31
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.5
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$1.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.69
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20814
$3129

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$970
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$987
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$1059
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$998
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$937
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$552
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$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$486
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$586
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$434
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$473
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$490
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$718
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$550
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$605
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$444
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$611
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$536
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$459
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$574
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$448
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$455
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$505
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$507
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$550
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$494
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$430
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$513
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$433
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$571
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$683
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$617
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$850
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
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$440
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$400
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$433
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$561
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$552
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$538
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$595
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$549