Gwangju vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2600
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$453
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$783
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2400
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
58
48
😀 Quality of life
86
63
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.47M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 0.8% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5224th and 5278th ($1062 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 5th in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Gwangju compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Gwangju ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 424th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Yekaterinburg

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Gwangju Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.5
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7292
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4811
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.57
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.28
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$7937

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$981
45 km or 28 mi Jeongeup
$963
50 km or 31 mi Namwon
$970
57 km or 36 mi Suncheon
$1014
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$991
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$964
76 km or 47 mi Gwangyang
$996
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$823
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$1008
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$982
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$1002
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$1111
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$1005
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$945
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$993
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$1015
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1072
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$922
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$981
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$1019
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$994
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$986
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$916
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$961
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1032
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$991
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$1043
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$903
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$943
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$951
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$946
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$976
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1121
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$986
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1064
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1114
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$1005
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$984
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$954
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1079

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688