Jeju Island vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeju Island	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2726	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$473	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$448	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.3	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1427	$690
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	45
😀 Quality of life	64	68
🏙️ Population	666K	1.08M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 47% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5121st and 7085th ($1079 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Jeju Island ranked 79th best city to live in South Korea vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 5367th and 4594th 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	$8.17	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.65	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8980	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5765	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.03	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.4	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.3	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21734	$6043

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1076
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1064
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$991
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$1008
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1014
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1062
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$996
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$917
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$981
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$970
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$963
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1111
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$961
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$993
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$944
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$964
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$994
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$823
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$932
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1032
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$982
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1002
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$918
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$928
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$944
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$956
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$946
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1114
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$924
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$991
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$909
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$960
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1005
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$934
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1005
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$909
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$915

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