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Gwangju vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Gwangju is 56.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 26.0% more in Gwangju
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Gwangju
Transportation: pay 13.9% more in Gwangju
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Gwangju
Childcare: pay 19.0% more in Gwangju
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% more in Gwangju
Clothing: pay 58.1% more in Gwangju

The cost of groceries, housing, clothing, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Gwangju are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Gwangju.

Gwangju vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gwangju instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 26.0% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Gwangju
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$6.72 ₩9,907	+15.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$5.66 ₩8,342	-18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.32 ₩1,940	+87.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.66 ₩966	+19.4%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Gwangju
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$2.29 ₩3,372	+318.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$3.54 ₩5,214	-36.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$6.70 ₩9,869	+99.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.55 ₩3,754	+54.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.94 ₩4,336	+0.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$3.26 ₩4,809	+132.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$1.28 ₩1,892	+170.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$2.78 ₩4,099	+212.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$2.46 ₩3,626	+439.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$1.50 ₩2,207	+205.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$1.07 ₩1,577	+111.2%
Average			+155.3%

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pay 13.9% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Gwangju
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.43 ₩6,524	-18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$63.68 ₩93,852	+105.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$26,696.92 ₩39,345,918	+23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$7.59 ₩11,186	-55.4%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Gwangju
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$19.81 ₩29,198	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$436.33 ₩643,061	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$341.99 ₩504,020	+65.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$149.85 ₩220,851	+411.0%
Average			+104.5%

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pay 19.0% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Gwangju
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$254.87 ₩375,621	+13.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$10,906.99 ₩16,074,725	+24.3%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Gwangju
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.83 ₩4,171	+21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$3.48 ₩5,127	+46.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$3.18 ₩4,693	+2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$45.99 ₩67,782	+1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$8.49 ₩12,514	+15.5%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 58.1% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Gwangju
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$48.35 ₩71,258	+146.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$35.38 ₩52,140	+42.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$61.32 ₩90,376	-9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$95.52 ₩140,778	+53.4%
Average			+58.1%

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