Gwangju vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2866
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$434
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$769
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
58
17
😀 Quality of life
83
38
🏙️ Population
1.49M
9.03M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 90% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4821st and 7893rd ($1101 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 439th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gwangju Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.42
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7404
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4847
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.31
$2.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.69
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20814
$14854

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$1012
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$970
50 km or 31 mi Namwon
$987
57 km or 36 mi Suncheon
$1059
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$998
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$937
76 km or 47 mi Gwangyang
$1002
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$854
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$989
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$959
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$1005
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$1054
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$1019
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$977
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$983
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$1038
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1063
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$992
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$924
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$1038
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$998
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$1019
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$977
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$887
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1075
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$1030
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$995
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$936
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$992
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$1000
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$959
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$991
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1151
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$1036
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1037
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1060
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$1027
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$1033
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$979
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1080

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484