Cheongju vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cheongju	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$865	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2264	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$296	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$449	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2319	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	45
😀 Quality of life	76	69
🏙️ Population	848K	1.08M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 5% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6471st and 6663rd ($865 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd 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 2.7 months in Cheongju compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Cheongju ranked 9th best city to live in South Korea vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 1395th and 4272nd 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	$6.54	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1982	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.8	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.72	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.38	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.18	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$454	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17737	$6976

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Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$971
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$905
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1128
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1009
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1016
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$933
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$990
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$997
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$931
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$919
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1061
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1108
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1033
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$952
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$985
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$993
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1012
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1062
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1179
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$914
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$938
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$1022
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1313
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$917
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1455
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1053
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$771
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$1001
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$943
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1152
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$961
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$923
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029

Cities near Nur-Sultan

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