Nur-Sultan vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$412	$793
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$1091
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$1812
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	45	98
😀 Quality of life	69	73
🏙️ Population	1.08M	919K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 43% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 6663rd and 4141st ($823 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kazakhstan and South Korea, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.2 months in Seongnam. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Seongnam ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 4272nd and 2195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Seongnam

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	Nur-Sultan	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$14346

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$545
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$571
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$586
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$819
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$558
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$548
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$687
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$702
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$559
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$713
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$1024
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$602
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$786
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$954
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$780
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$535
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$785
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$935
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$615
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$757
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$549
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$876
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$488
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$789
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1163
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$500
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$780
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$555
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$899
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$636
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1014
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$553

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1313
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1022
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1053
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$943
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1296
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$985
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1001
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1090
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1108
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1019
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1052
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$894
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1040
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1032
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1016
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$982
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1010
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$977
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1128
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$952
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1557
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$852
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$865
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$917
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$993
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$971
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1009