Gwangju vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gwangju	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1147	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2964	$1590
🏠 One person rent	$445	$255
🏘️ Family rent	$795	$507
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2261	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	58	46
😀 Quality of life	84	56
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.25M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 93% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 4575th and 7706th ($1147 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 38th 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 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 10th in Russia, while ranked 305th and 5856th 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	$7.44	$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.5	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.9	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8909	$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4824	$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.21	$5.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37.1	$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.91	$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19812	$5368

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Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1028
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$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
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$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

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$497
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$517
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$597
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$545
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$488
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$414
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$496
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$646
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$488
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$542
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$493
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$612
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$645
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$653
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$656
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$587
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1021
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$455
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$658
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$525
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$732
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$456
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$501
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$518
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$500
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$526
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$427
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$597
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$536
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$573
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$401
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$623
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$490
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$562
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$516
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$513
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$511