Busan vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$427
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
45
😀 Quality of life
91
69
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.08M

The cost of living in Busan is 32% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5063rd and 6663rd ($1084 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in South Korea and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 120th and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Nur-Sultan

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Busan Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$6976

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$1014
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$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$545
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$571
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$763
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$595
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$586
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$585
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$819
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$558
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$548
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$687
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$702
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$559
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$713
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$1024
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$602
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$492
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$780
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$535
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$785
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$935
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$615
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$757
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$549
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$876
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$488
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$789
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1163
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$500
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$780
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$555
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$899
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$636
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1014
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$553