Nur-Sultan vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$376	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$2911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	64	95
🏙️ Population	1.08M	9.67M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 42% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6565th and 4104th ($770 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 Seoul. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 4554th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Seoul

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	Nur-Sultan	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.99	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.69%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$764	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.3	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5487	$20197

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019