Gwangju vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1178
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3262
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$485
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$860
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
58
78
😀 Quality of life
83
66
🏙️ Population
1.49M
12.6M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 126% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4654th and 8506th ($1178 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 411th and 3930th 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
$6.87
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8083
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5291
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.1
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.8
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1134
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27402
$19861

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$1040
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619