Nur-Sultan vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$362	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$821
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$1966
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	42	83
😀 Quality of life	68	74
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.08M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 35% less expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 6947th and 4903rd ($729 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th 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 1.8 months in Yongin. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Yongin ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 4595th and 2382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Yongin

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	Nur-Sultan	Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$10976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$92.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$78.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$11104

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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 Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1076
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1196
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1307
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1171
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1435
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1080
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1112
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1004
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1178
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$1049
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1079
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1134
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1383
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1138
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1175
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1153
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1088
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1097
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$1098
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$948
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1059
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1110
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$920
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$924
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$1028
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1065
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$1068
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$1020
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$874
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1063
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$1037
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1568