Gwangju vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1178
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3262
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$485
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$860
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
58
96
😀 Quality of life
83
79
🏙️ Population
1.49M
17.7M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 23% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4654th and 5948th ($1178 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 411th and 556th 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
$6.87
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8083
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5291
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.1
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.8
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1134
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27402
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618