Cheongju vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cheongju	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$997	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2488	$1921
🏠 One person rent	$360	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$518	$719
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3235	$591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	43
😀 Quality of life	87	64
🏙️ Population	852K	1.08M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 28% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5717th and 6525th ($997 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 5th in South Korea and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.2 months in Cheongju compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Cheongju ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 274th and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs Nur-Sultan

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	Cheongju	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.77	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.2	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.25%	16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4574	$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2260	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.2	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.12	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.53	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14576	$6243

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Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$1043
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$975
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1222
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1098
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1041
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$999
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$1098
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$1084
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$1066
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$992
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$981
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1025
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1142
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1077
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1036
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$995
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$1025
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$970
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$1111
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1134
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1140
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1057
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$977
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$980
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$988
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1087
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$1027
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1127
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1003
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$915
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$990
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$1025
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1074
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$978
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$968
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$615
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$534
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$630
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$556
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$556
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$406
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$524
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$508
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$628
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$782
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$605
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$490
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$698
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$550
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$533
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$586
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$531
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$519
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$619
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$473
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$649
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$451
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$539
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$532
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$791
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$461
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$710
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$701
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$681
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$357
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$653
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$838
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$673
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$941
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$595