Hwaseong vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hwaseong	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1098	$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$1730
🏠 One person rent	$465	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$783	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$438	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.5	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1732	$598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	42
😀 Quality of life	75	68
🏙️ Population	941K	1.08M

The cost of living in Hwaseong is 51% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4968th and 6947th ($1098 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 1.6 months in Hwaseong compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Hwaseong ranked 20th best city to live in South Korea vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 2033rd and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hwaseong vs Nur-Sultan

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	Hwaseong	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.75	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.29%	16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13216	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5946	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.8	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.85	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.25	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4	$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.4	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.7	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13303	$5235

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Cities near Hwaseong

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Ansan	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Suwon	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1080
25 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1004
28 km or 17 mi	Osan	$1076
31 km or 19 mi	Incheon	$1088
32 km or 20 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
32 km or 20 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
33 km or 21 mi	Bucheon	$1175
36 km or 22 mi	Dangjin	$1059
37 km or 23 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
39 km or 24 mi	Yongin	$1120
39 km or 24 mi	Siheung	$1307
42 km or 26 mi	Seongnam	$1435
47 km or 29 mi	Gimpo	$1098
47 km or 29 mi	Seoul	$1383
49 km or 31 mi	Gwangju	$1196
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1078
51 km or 32 mi	Goyang	$1097
54 km or 34 mi	Seosan	$1068
55 km or 34 mi	Hanam	$1178
55 km or 34 mi	Guri	$1134
56 km or 35 mi	Cheonan	$1153
60 km or 38 mi	Icheon	$1171
63 km or 39 mi	Namyangju	$1138
66 km or 41 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
70 km or 43 mi	Yangju	$948
71 km or 44 mi	Paju	$1065
78 km or 48 mi	Yeoju	$1079
84 km or 52 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
86 km or 54 mi	Pocheon	$1028
87 km or 54 mi	Kaesong	$1568
89 km or 55 mi	Gongju	$1063
90 km or 56 mi	Cheongju	$924
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Asan	$1050
97 km or 60 mi	Boryeong	$1085
103 km or 64 mi	Wonju	$1110
106 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$920

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