Nur-Sultan vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$2451
🏠 One person rent	$362	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$699
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$2213
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	59
😀 Quality of life	68	70
🏙️ Population	1.08M	504K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 29% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 6947th and 5383rd ($729 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 48th 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 40th in South Korea, while ranked 4595th and 3894th 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	$8.4	$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$6706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$2785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$7.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$13593

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$486
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$575
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$685
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$529
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$530
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$520
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$786
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$506
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$618
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$510
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$675
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$909
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$548
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$829
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$828
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$763
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$468
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$802
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$813
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$563
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$754
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$480
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$762
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$445
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$743
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$962
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$501
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$745
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$787
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$613
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$884
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$525

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1076
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1062
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1038
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$929
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1039
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$949
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$975
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1084
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1108
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$934
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$957
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1008
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$973
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$984
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$995
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1064
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$913
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$934
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1001
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1037
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$920
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1003
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$924
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$959
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$980
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$976
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$991
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1020
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$910
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$831
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$933
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1046
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1063
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1016