Daejeon vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Daejeon	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2517	$2005
🏠 One person rent	$358	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2372	$626
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	43
😀 Quality of life	72	63
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.08M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 14% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5810th and 6335th ($924 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th 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 2.6 months in Daejeon compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Daejeon ranked 30th best city to live in South Korea vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 2004th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Nur-Sultan

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	Daejeon	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$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	$289	$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$809	$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6222	$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.1	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.37	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.46	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15774	$8086

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Cities near Daejeon

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Gyeryong	$932
18 km or 11 mi	Sejong	$963
26 km or 16 mi	Gongju	$949
31 km or 20 mi	Nonsan	$945
33 km or 21 mi	Cheongju	$903
42 km or 26 mi	Asan	$992
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$940
60 km or 37 mi	Iksan	$923
63 km or 39 mi	Jeonju	$787
69 km or 43 mi	Boryeong	$1084
70 km or 43 mi	Sangju	$1060
70 km or 44 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
73 km or 46 mi	Gunsan	$975
74 km or 46 mi	Anseong	$986
76 km or 47 mi	Gimje	$902
76 km or 47 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
78 km or 48 mi	Mungyeong	$999
84 km or 52 mi	Chungju	$1009
88 km or 55 mi	Gumi	$1055
91 km or 56 mi	Dangjin	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Osan	$1024
96 km or 60 mi	Seosan	$1005
99 km or 62 mi	Jeongeup	$955
100 km or 62 mi	Yongin	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Icheon	$949
105 km or 65 mi	Namwon	$960
107 km or 67 mi	Yeoju	$973
109 km or 68 mi	Suwon	$987
109 km or 68 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
114 km or 71 mi	Jecheon	$967
117 km or 72 mi	Uiwang	$1054
118 km or 73 mi	Gwangju	$1063
119 km or 74 mi	Ansan	$1127
120 km or 74 mi	Gunpo	$1120
120 km or 75 mi	Wonju	$880
121 km or 75 mi	Siheung	$1081
122 km or 76 mi	Daegu	$1113
122 km or 76 mi	Andong	$865
123 km or 76 mi	Anyang	$1097
123 km or 76 mi	Seongnam	$1121

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