Nur-Sultan vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$3640
🏠 One person rent	$376	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$1858
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$2180
😷 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 6565th and 5569th ($770 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 67th in Kazakhstan and South Korea, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Pohang ranked 41st in South Korea, while ranked 4554th and 3881st 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	$9.99	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$1755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.69%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$6467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$764	$2795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$6.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$4.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.3	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5487	$13584

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$604
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$619
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$557
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$631
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$542
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$531
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$624
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$710
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$549
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$531
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$765
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$571
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$617
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$646
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$596
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$501
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$662
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$506
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$698
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$509
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$600
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$512
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$749
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$441
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$713
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$765
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$674
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$379
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$623
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$785
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$667
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$881
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$512

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$995
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1030
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$880
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1027
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$992
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$959
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1075
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1060
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$977
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$1000
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$998
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$979
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$983
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$1012
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1054
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$887
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$924
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1037
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1016
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$900
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1059
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$936
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$992
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$987
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$977
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1019
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1074
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$1062
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$854
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$903
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1019
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1038
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1059