Gwangju vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$434	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$616
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	49
😀 Quality of life	83	58
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.63M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 58% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 4821st and 6907th ($1101 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 26th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Novosibirsk ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 439th and 5517th 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	$8.42	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$83.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	14.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$1981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$1172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$64.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$4263

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Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1012
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$970
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1059
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$998
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$854
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$989
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$959
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1005
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1054
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1019
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$983
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1038
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1063
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$992
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$924
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$998
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1019
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$977
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$887
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1075
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1030
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$995
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$936
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1000
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$959
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1151
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1036
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1037
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1060
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1027
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1033
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$979
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1080

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648