Gwangju vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2866
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$434
$328
🏘️ Family rent
$769
$616
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$48.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$647
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
58
46
😀 Quality of life
83
55
🏙️ Population
1.49M
1.2M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 54% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 4821st and 6811th ($1101 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 24th 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 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th in Russia, while ranked 439th and 5853rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Gwangju Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.42
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$6.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
14.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7404
$2295
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4847
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.31
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.5
$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.69
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20814
$4568

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$1012
45 km or 28 mi Jeongeup
$970
50 km or 31 mi Namwon
$987
57 km or 36 mi Suncheon
$1059
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$998
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$937
76 km or 47 mi Gwangyang
$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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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$554
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$592
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$681
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$537
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$540
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$438
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$523
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$734
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$564
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$719
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$524
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$559
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$675
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$676
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$743
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$867
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$622
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1244
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$528
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$786
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$633
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$508
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$561
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$590
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$612
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$552
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$584
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$609
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$580
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$639
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$430
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$656
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$538
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$605
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$593
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$555
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$557