Jeju Island vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeju Island	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2649	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$454	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.7	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1660	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	45
😀 Quality of life	65	69
🏙️ Population	666K	1.08M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 26% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5282nd and 6663rd ($1037 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 Jeju Island compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Jeju Island ranked 74th best city to live in South Korea vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 5127th and 4272nd 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	$7.8	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8684	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5507	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.5	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.81	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.6	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20855	$6976

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1035
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1020
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$942
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$909
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$954
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$957
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$955
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$878
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$982
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$930
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$922
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1051
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$946
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$974
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$923
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$992
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$771
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$885
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1013
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$938
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$964
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$887
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$883
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$892
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$1014
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1084
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$879
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1023
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$882
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$952
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1044
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$881
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$990
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$883
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$870

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$545
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$571
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$586
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$819
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$558
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$548
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$687
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$702
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$559
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$713
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$1024
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$602
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$786
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$954
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$780
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$535
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$785
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$935
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$615
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$757
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$549
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$876
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$488
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$789
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1163
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$500
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$780
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$555
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$899
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$636
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1014
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$553