Gwangju vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$445
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$795
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2261
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
58
96
😀 Quality of life
84
73
🏙️ Population
1.49M
12.5M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 12% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4575th and 5167th ($1147 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gwangju compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 305th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Moscow

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Gwangju Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.44
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.5
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8909
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.21
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.1
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.96
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$368
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19812
$10868

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$1028
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517