Gwangju vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gwangju	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$462	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$661
🍽️ Food expenses	$422	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2442	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	49
😀 Quality of life	87	63
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.64M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 33% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 5038th and 6617th ($1081 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 34th 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 Novosibirsk. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 363rd and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Novosibirsk

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	Gwangju	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7419	$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4877	$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.24	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.33	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10915	$4627

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Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$981
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$980
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1016
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$991
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$831
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$994
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$998
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1020
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1064
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1046
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$984
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1050
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1085
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$959
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$934
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1008
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1020
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$934
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$913
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1084
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1062
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$924
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$949
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$957
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$975
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1153
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1069
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1108
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1059
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1100

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$802
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$708
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$679
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$649
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$745
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$530
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$529
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$510
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$548
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$761
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$786
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$837
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$617
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$486
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$544
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$520
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$729
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$575
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$767
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$685
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$525
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$472
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$618
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$909
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$675
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$544
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$518
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$577
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$583
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$680
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$559
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$521
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$537
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$681
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$527
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$762
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821