Gwangju vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2600
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$453
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$783
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2400
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
58
68
😀 Quality of life
86
68
🏙️ Population
1.41M
12.6M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 108% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5224th and 8643rd ($1062 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 498th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Gwangju compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Gwangju ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 424th and 4641st 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
$6.5
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7292
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4811
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.57
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.28
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$21713

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76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$823
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$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
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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
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$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
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$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556