Gwangju vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$445
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$795
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2261
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
58
71
😀 Quality of life
84
63
🏙️ Population
1.49M
10.6M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 136% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4575th and 8597th ($1147 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 537th 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 months in Gwangju compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 305th and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Shijiazhuang

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Gwangju Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.44
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8909
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.21
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.96
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.4
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$368
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19812
$4869

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733