Kaohsiung vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$382
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
45
😀 Quality of life
87
68
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.08M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 36% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5666th and 7085th ($999 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Taiwan and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 364th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Nur-Sultan

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Kaohsiung Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$6043

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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