Gwangju vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2393
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$392
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$667
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2492
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
58
68
😀 Quality of life
73
70
🏙️ Population
1.41M
12.6M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 83% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5869th and 8548th ($957 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 485th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Gwangju compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Gwangju ranked 24th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 2497th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Zhengzhou

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Gwangju Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.53
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7004
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.21
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.66
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14457
$21955

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$909
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$922
50 km or 31 mi Namwon
$930
57 km or 36 mi Suncheon
$973
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$942
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$923
76 km or 47 mi Gwangyang
$955
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$771
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$954
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$938
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$964
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$1051
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$990
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$933
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$974
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$997
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1012
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$905
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$982
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$1009
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$992
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$971
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$887
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$946
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1013
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$1023
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$992
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$865
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$914
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$919
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$1014
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$943
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1128
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$917
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1020
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1084
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$1044
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$952
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$931
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1037

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567