Gwangju vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1178
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3262
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$485
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$860
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$1155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
58
49
😀 Quality of life
83
52
🏙️ Population
1.49M
7.1M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 59% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4654th and 6718th ($1178 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 59th 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 1.6 months in Yantai. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 411th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gwangju Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8083
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5291
$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$3.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.6
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.1
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.8
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1134
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27402
$24056

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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
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$674
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$663
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$656
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$674
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$649
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$655
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$645
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$657
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$623
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$618
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$681
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$761
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$640
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$608
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$536
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$501
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$558
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$605
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$579
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$748
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$667
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$578
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$610
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$869
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$526
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$605
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$581
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$677
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$565
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$602
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$608
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$700
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$668
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$627
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$693
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$588
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$684
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$742