Gwangju vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2393
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$392
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$667
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2492
$928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
58
48
😀 Quality of life
73
63
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.2M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 9% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5869th and 5192nd ($957 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 14th 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 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Gwangju ranked 24th best city to live in South Korea vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 2497th and 5476th 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
$5.53
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.27
 Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7004
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.21
$6.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.66
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14457
$5021

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24 km or 15 mi Naju
$909
45 km or 28 mi Jeongeup
$922
50 km or 31 mi Namwon
$930
57 km or 36 mi Suncheon
$973
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$942
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$923
76 km or 47 mi Gwangyang
$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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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873