Gwangju vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$445
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$795
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2261
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
58
44
😀 Quality of life
84
68
🏙️ Population
1.49M
1.42M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 2% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4575th and 4635th ($1147 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in South Korea and Oman, respectively. Check South Korea vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gwangju compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 305th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Muscat

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Gwangju Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.44
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.5
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8909
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.21
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.1
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.96
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.4
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$368
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19812
$8464

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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
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$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
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$1164
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$787
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$779
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$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
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$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646