Gwangju vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$445
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$795
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2261
$605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
58
46
😀 Quality of life
84
60
🏙️ Population
1.49M
1.47M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 70% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4575th and 6984th ($1147 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th 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 months in Gwangju compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Yekaterinburg ranked 3rd in Russia, while ranked 305th and 5379th 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
$7.44
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.5
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.77
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8909
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.21
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.1
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.96
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.4
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$368
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19812
$4747

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632