Jeju Island vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeju Island	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3279	$1921
🏠 One person rent	$533	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$719
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1907	$591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	43
😀 Quality of life	62	64
🏙️ Population	678K	1.08M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 49% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4690th and 6525th ($1165 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 Jeju Island compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Jeju Island ranked 68th best city to live in South Korea vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 4818th and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Nur-Sultan

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	Jeju Island	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4369	$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$35.5	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.53	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.71	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24282	$6243

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1148
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$960
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1040
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$981
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1027
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1178
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$999
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$948
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$931
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$1005
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$893
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$1008
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$980
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$968
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1002
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$915
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$968
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$980
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1007
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$927
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$970
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$985
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$985
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$901
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1122
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$971
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$992
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$907
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$944
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$973
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$994
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1084
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$919
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$969

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$615
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$534
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$630
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$556
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$556
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$406
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$524
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$508
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$628
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$782
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$605
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$490
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$698
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$550
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$533
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$586
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$531
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$519
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$619
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$473
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$649
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$451
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$539
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$532
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$791
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$461
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$710
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$701
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$681
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$357
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$653
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$838
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$673
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$941
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$595