Busan vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Busan	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2852	$2005
🏠 One person rent	$380	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$419	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2548	$626
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	43
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	3.45M	1.08M

The cost of living in Busan is 26% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5114th and 6335th ($1029 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 108th and 4845th 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	$5.65	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.34	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$654	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8493	$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7560	$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30	$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.92	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$528	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13891	$8086

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$907
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$963
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1073
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$882
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$973
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1078
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$910
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$953
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$878
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1113
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$896
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$989
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$965
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$984
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$1055
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$991
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$960
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$903
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$865
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1060
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$999
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$787
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1147
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$958
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$907
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$902
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$910
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$897
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$914
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$917
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$914
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$905
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$924
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$955

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$628
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$660
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$669
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$620
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$628
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$605
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$402
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$598
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$579
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$641
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$734
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$637
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$488
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$636
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$551
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$467
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$640
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$556
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$559
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$487
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$564
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$558
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$437
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$657
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$448
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$497
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$582
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$878
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$479
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$653
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$676
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$560
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$347
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$935
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$398
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1051
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$651