Gwangju vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$445
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$795
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2261
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
58
62
😀 Quality of life
84
67
🏙️ Population
1.49M
2M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 77% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4575th and 7206th ($1147 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in South Korea and Belarus, respectively. Check South Korea vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gwangju compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 305th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Minsk

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Gwangju Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.44
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.5
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8909
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.21
$3.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.1
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.96
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.4
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$368
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19812
$5767

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$1028
45 km or 28 mi Jeongeup
$955
50 km or 31 mi Namwon
$960
57 km or 36 mi Suncheon
$991
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$1041
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$902
76 km or 47 mi Gwangyang
$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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760