Nur-Sultan vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$357	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$712
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$2178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	59
😀 Quality of life	68	71
🏙️ Population	1.08M	504K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 29% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 7085th and 5442nd ($732 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 37th in Kazakhstan and South Korea, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 4594th and 3673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Pohang

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	Nur-Sultan	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.16	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$4.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$15535

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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

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1020
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1043
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$991
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$916
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1005
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$943
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$946
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1032
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1114
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$994
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$916
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$951
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$994
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$954
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$993
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$976
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1111
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$961
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$981
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$983
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1003
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$892
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$988
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$903
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$922
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$970
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$945
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$996
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$986
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1073
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$895
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$823
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$944
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1005
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1019
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1014