Nur-Sultan vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$362	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$1645
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$138
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	42	19
😀 Quality of life	68	23
🏙️ Population	1.08M	2.86M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 56% less expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 6947th and 3285th ($729 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kazakhstan and North Korea, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.1 months in Pyongyang. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 4595th and 9031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Pyongyang

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	Nur-Sultan	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$8.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$1439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$1667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$17.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$6.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$3611

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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 Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1550
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1565
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1573
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1560
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1563
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1569
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1555
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1565
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1544
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1544
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1568
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1569
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1065
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$537
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$550
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$1098
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$948
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$1028
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1097
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1607
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1088
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1175
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1383
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1134
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1138
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$1004
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1178
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$1049
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$517
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1112
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1435
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$1080
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1307
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$874