Gwangju vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1178
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3262
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$485
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$860
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
58
46
😀 Quality of life
83
55
🏙️ Population
1.49M
1.21M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 84% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 4654th and 7383rd ($1178 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 28th 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 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 411th and 5846th 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
$6.87
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8083
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5291
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$5.43
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.6
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.1
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.8
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1134
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27402
$5245

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$1040
45 km or 28 mi Jeongeup
$1000
50 km or 31 mi Namwon
$1005
57 km or 36 mi Suncheon
$1027
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$960
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$968
76 km or 47 mi Gwangyang
$999
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$915
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$981
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$980
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$1007
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$1146
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$1084
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$999
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$1008
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$1066
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1134
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$975
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$931
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$1098
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$1002
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$1043
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$995
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$893
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1083
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$992
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$1114
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$997
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$977
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$981
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$901
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1222
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$1027
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1157
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1122
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$973
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$1025
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$992
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1165

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$498
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$541
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$616
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$507
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$376
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$533
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$654
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$515
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$660
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$514
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$623
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$633
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$672
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$797
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$583
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1075
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$480
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$736
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$566
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$463
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$508
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$522
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$513
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$507
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$551
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$606
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$590
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$589
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$540
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$518
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$519