Gwangju vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2600
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$453
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$783
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2400
$810
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
58
48
😀 Quality of life
86
63
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.2M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 13% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5224th and 6098th ($1062 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 16th 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 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Gwangju ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 424th and 5641st 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
$6.5
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7292
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4811
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.57
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.28
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$4368

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$981
45 km or 28 mi Jeongeup
$963
50 km or 31 mi Namwon
$970
57 km or 36 mi Suncheon
$1014
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$991
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$964
76 km or 47 mi Gwangyang
$996
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$823
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$1008
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$982
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$1002
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$1111
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$1005
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$945
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$993
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$1015
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1072
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$922
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$981
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$1019
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$994
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$986
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$916
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$961
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1032
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$991
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$1043
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$903
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$943
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$951
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$946
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$976
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1121
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$986
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1064
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1114
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$1005
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$984
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$954
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1079

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811