Gwangju vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1178
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3262
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$485
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$860
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
58
96
😀 Quality of life
83
74
🏙️ Population
1.49M
13M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 10% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4654th and 5091st ($1178 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 411th and 1280th 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
$6.87
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8083
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5291
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.6
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.1
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1134
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27402
$11652

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$1040
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$1000
50 km or 31 mi Namwon
$1005
57 km or 36 mi Suncheon
$1027
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$960
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$968
76 km or 47 mi Gwangyang
$999
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$915
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$981
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$980
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$1007
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$1146
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$1084
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$999
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$1008
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$1066
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1134
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$975
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$931
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$1098
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$1002
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$1043
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$995
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$893
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1083
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$992
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$1114
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$997
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$977
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$981
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$901
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1222
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$1027
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1157
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1122
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$973
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$1025
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$992
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1165

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541