Gwangju vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2393
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$392
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$667
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2492
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
58
95
😀 Quality of life
73
76
🏙️ Population
1.41M
17.5M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 4% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5869th and 5618th ($957 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 10th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Gwangju compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Gwangju ranked 24th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2497th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Shenzhen

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Gwangju Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.53
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.47
 Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7004
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.21
$4.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.66
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14457
$21140

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$909
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$922
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$930
57 km or 36 mi Suncheon
$973
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$942
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$923
76 km or 47 mi Gwangyang
$955
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$771
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$954
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$938
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$964
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$1051
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$990
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$933
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$974
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$997
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1012
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$905
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$982
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$1009
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$992
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$971
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$887
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$946
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1013
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$1023
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$992
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$865
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$914
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$919
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$1014
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$943
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1128
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$917
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1020
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1084
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$1044
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$952
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$931
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1037

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648