Gwangju vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gwangju	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$1730
🏠 One person rent	$462	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$422	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2442	$598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	58	42
😀 Quality of life	87	68
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.08M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 48% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5038th and 6947th ($1081 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 2.3 months in Gwangju compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 363rd and 4595th 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	$6.64	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7419	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4877	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.24	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.33	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.8	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10915	$5235

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Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$981
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$980
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1016
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$991
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$831
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$994
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$998
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1020
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1064
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1046
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$984
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1050
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1085
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$959
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$934
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1008
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1020
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$934
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$913
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1084
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1062
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$924
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$949
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$957
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$975
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1153
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1069
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1108
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1059
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1100

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$486
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$575
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$685
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$529
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$530
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$520
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$786
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$506
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$618
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$510
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$675
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$909
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$548
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$829
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$828
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$763
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$468
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$802
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$813
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$563
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$754
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$480
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$762
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$445
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$743
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$962
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$501
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$745
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$787
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$613
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$884
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$525