Gwangju vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gwangju	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2600	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$453	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$783	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2400	$690
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	58	45
😀 Quality of life	86	68
🏙️ Population	1.41M	1.08M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 45% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5224th and 7085th ($1062 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 Gwangju compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Gwangju ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 424th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Nur-Sultan

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	Gwangju	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.5	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.91%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7292	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.57	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.28	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.2	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$6043

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Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$981
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$963
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$970
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1014
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$991
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$996
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$823
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$1008
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$982
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1002
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1111
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1005
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$945
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$993
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1015
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1072
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$922
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$981
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1019
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$994
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$986
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$916
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$961
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1032
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$991
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1043
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$943
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$951
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$946
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1121
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$986
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1064
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1114
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$984
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$954
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1079

Cities near Nur-Sultan

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