Gwangju vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2866
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$434
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$769
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
58
96
😀 Quality of life
83
74
🏙️ Population
1.49M
13.1M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 11% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4821st and 4359th ($1101 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 1.9 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 439th and 1187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gwangju Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.42
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$3.79
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7404
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4847
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.31
$6.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.69
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20814
$12252

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$1012
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$970
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$987
57 km or 36 mi Suncheon
$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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$786
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$791
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$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
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$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
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$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
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$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
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$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592