Gwangju vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$445
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$795
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2261
$386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
58
60
😀 Quality of life
84
57
🏙️ Population
1.49M
1.43M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 114% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 4575th and 8242nd ($1147 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th in South Korea and Ukraine, respectively. Check South Korea vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gwangju compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 305th and 5715th 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
$7.44
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.5
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8909
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.21
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.1
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.96
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.4
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$368
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19812
$1310

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$955
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$960
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$991
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$1041
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$902
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$965
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$787
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$984
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$923
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$975
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$878
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$945
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$932
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$953
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$992
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1084
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$924
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$910
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$949
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$1006
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$963
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$1076
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$882
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1073
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$973
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$1113
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$903
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$1055
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$1060
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$907
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$940
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$1005
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1003
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1029
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$963
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$1002
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$999
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1056

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
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$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495