Gwangju vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$462
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2442
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
58
96
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
1.49M
17.5M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 23% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5038th and 6334th ($1081 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 17th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Gwangju compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 363rd and 1094th 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
$6.64
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$709
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7419
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4877
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.2
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.55
$4.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.24
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.33
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10915
$22402

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$980
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64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$982
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$991
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$831
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$994
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$998
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$1020
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$1064
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$1046
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$976
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$984
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$1050
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1085
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$959
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$934
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$1063
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$1008
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$934
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$913
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1084
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$1038
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$1062
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$924
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$949
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$957
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$975
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1153
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1069
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1108
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$1039
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$973
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1100

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$2414
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$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
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$901
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$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634