Al Ain vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2005
🏠 One person rent
$612
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$626
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
43
😀 Quality of life
79
63
🏙️ Population
767K
1.08M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 39% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4616th and 6335th ($1132 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 496th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Nur-Sultan

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Al Ain Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$8086

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$1584
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$1673
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$787
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$1164
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$1126
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$758
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$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
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$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
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$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
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$890
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$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
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$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
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$1005
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$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$628
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$550
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$660
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$669
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$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
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$640
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
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$559
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$487
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$564
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$558
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$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
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$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