Gwangju vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1178
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3262
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$485
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$860
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
58
70
😀 Quality of life
83
67
🏙️ Population
1.49M
12.7M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 15% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4654th and 5553rd ($1178 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 411th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Suzhou

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Gwangju Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8083
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5291
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.1
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.8
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1134
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27402
$26560

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$1040
45 km or 28 mi Jeongeup
$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645