Gwangju vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2393
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$392
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$667
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2492
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
58
96
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
1.41M
13.3M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 43% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5869th and 3277th ($957 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 2.6 months in Gwangju compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Gwangju ranked 24th best city to live in South Korea vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 2497th and 2774th 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
$5.53
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7004
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.21
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.66
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14457
$20160

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$909
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$922
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$973
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$942
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$923
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$955
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$771
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$954
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$938
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$964
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$1051
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$990
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$933
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$974
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$997
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1012
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$905
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$982
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$1009
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$992
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$971
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$887
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$946
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1013
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$1023
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$992
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$865
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$914
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$919
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$1014
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$943
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1128
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$917
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1020
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1084
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$1044
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$952
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$931
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1037

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$1084
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$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749