Gwangju vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1178
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3262
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$485
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$860
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
58
24
😀 Quality of life
83
38
🏙️ Population
1.49M
7.82M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 52% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4654th and 6542nd ($1178 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 43rd in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 411th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gwangju Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8083
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5291
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.1
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.8
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1134
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27402
$18304

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$1040
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542