Gwangju vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$1519
🏠 One person rent
$462
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2442
$675
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
58
19
😀 Quality of life
87
44
🏙️ Population
1.49M
7.01M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 86% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5038th and 7987th ($1081 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 363rd and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gwangju Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$709
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7419
$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4877
$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.2
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.55
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.24
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.33
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.8
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10915
$7830

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64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$1005
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$982
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$991
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$831
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$994
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$998
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$1020
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$1064
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$1046
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$976
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$984
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$1050
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1085
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$959
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$934
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$1063
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$1008
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$934
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$913
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1084
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$1038
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$1062
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$924
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$949
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$957
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$975
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1153
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1069
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1108
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$1039
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$973
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1100

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Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$526
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$553
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$583
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$567
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$544
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$507
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$563
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$581
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$517
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$523
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$552
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$574
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$522
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$595
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$525
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$518
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$553
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$517
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$579
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$504
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$555
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$478
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$513
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$542
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$516
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$598
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$592
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$510
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$629
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$535
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$585
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$570
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$513
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$533
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$561
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$503
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$570
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$506