Gwangju vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Gwangju Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$973
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2613
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$358
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2252
$1239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
1.49M
12.5M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 22% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5672nd and 4019th ($973 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 2.3 months in Gwangju compared to 1 months in Moscow. Gwangju ranked 29th best city to live in South Korea vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 2084th and 1168th 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
$5.62
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$368
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5102
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2534
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.05
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.09
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.36
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$757
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24223
$10113

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Distance City Cost of living
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$914
45 km or 28 mi Jeongeup
$914
50 km or 31 mi Namwon
$914
57 km or 36 mi Suncheon
$941
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$992
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$947
76 km or 47 mi Gwangyang
$971
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$807
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$965
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$947
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$974
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$839
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$1094
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$916
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$877
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$950
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$842
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$982
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$919
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$949
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$967
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$950
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$846
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$957
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$998
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$946
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$1000
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$867
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$948
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$979
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$904
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$943
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1021
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$855
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1081
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1088
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$916
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$926
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$913
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$994

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520