Busan vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$430
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
45
😀 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 5007th and 7085th ($1114 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 7th 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 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 121st and 4594th 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
$5.89
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$6043

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$530
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$747
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$570
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$571
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$576
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$564
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$834
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$530
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$517
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$661
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$690
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$553
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$701
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$969
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$595
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$484
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$760
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$505
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$828
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$884
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$589
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$729
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$521
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$842
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$477
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$757
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1053
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$503
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$808
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$533
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$866
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$616
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$974
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$537