Busan vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1730
🏠 One person rent
$427
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$623
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$598
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
42
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.08M

The cost of living in Busan is 52% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4938th and 6947th ($1108 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 2.3 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 150th and 4595th 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
$6.02
$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$5235

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$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$486
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$575
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$685
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$522
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$529
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$530
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$520
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$786
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$506
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$495
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$618
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$681
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$510
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$675
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$909
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$548
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$446
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$763
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$468
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$802
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$813
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$563
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$754
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$480
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$762
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$445
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$743
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$962
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$501
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$745
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$787
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$613
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$884
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$525