Nur-Sultan vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$4098
🏠 One person rent	$378	$957
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$2107
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	43	19
😀 Quality of life	64	16
🏙️ Population	1.08M	2.86M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 53% less expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 6525th and 2973rd ($780 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.3 months in Pyongyang. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 4508th and 9011th 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	$10.4	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$803
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$3195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$1610
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	12.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$1714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$17.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$6.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$4.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$3493

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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 Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1555
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1574
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1576
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1564
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1550
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1564
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1555
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1553
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1562
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1547
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1545
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1567
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1573
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1020
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$548
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$968
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$966
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$941
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$989
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1008
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1603
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1067
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1068
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1461
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1085
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1084
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$1025
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1074
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$990
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$527
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1003
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1127
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$988
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1087
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$839