Nur-Sultan vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$2651
🏠 One person rent	$378	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$2179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	43	59
😀 Quality of life	64	66
🏙️ Population	1.08M	504K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 22% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 6525th and 5692nd ($780 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 51st in Kazakhstan and South Korea, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Pohang ranked 43rd in South Korea, while ranked 4508th and 3937th 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	$10.4	$5.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$95.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$6636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$3019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$45.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$4.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$8.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$22028

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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

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1099
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1114
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$992
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$871
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$973
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$977
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$901
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1083
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1122
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$978
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$995
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$981
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1002
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$992
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$1008
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$999
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1146
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$931
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$994
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1111
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$1098
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$991
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$997
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$975
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$1005
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$999
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$999
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1043
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1140
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$991
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$915
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$980
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1098
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1027