Gwangju vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gwangju	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1147	$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2964	$1672
🏠 One person rent	$445	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$795	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2261	$510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	49
😀 Quality of life	84	58
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.63M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 75% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 4575th and 7138th ($1147 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th 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 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 305th and 5709th 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	$7.44	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.9	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8909	$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4824	$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.21	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37.1	$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.91	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.4	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19812	$4125

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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 Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$558
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$487
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$411
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$537
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$566
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$347
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$628
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$620
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$637
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$551
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$543
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$402
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$669
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$634
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$632
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$628
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$638
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$605
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$814
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$550
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$614
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$660
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$651
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$667
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$641
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$636
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$488
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$641
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$444
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$673
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$669
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$735
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$738
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$582
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$595
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$734
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$590
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$878
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$556