Nur-Sultan vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2005	$2738
🏠 One person rent	$395	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$933
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$626	$2711
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	43	66
😀 Quality of life	63	73
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.15M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 24% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 6335th and 4812th ($814 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 21st in Kazakhstan and South Korea, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 4845th and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Ulsan

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	Nur-Sultan	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$815	$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.15	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.71	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8086	$13766

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$628
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$660
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$669
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$620
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$628
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$605
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$402
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$598
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$579
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$641
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$734
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$637
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$488
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$636
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$551
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$467
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$640
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$556
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$559
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$487
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$564
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$558
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$437
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$657
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$448
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$497
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$582
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$878
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$479
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$653
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$676
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$560
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$347
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$935
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$398
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1051
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$651

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$963
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$973
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$907
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$989
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1029
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1073
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1113
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1006
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$953
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$882
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$910
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$1055
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$878
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$865
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1060
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$896
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$999
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$958
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$965
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$984
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$960
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$991
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1002
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$924
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$787
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$1009
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$967
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$903
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$963
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1056
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$945
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$845
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$923