Al Ain vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$889
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$649
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
41
😀 Quality of life
64
64
🏙️ Population
767K
1.08M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 126% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 2952nd and 7356th ($1449 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nur-Sultan ranked 1st in Kazakhstan, while ranked 4608th and 4581st 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
$9.76
$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
13.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$1045
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$7237

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$1096
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$1924
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$1343
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$1129
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$1967
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$1020
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$1362
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$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
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$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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Distance City Cost of living
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$495
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$410
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$509
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$512
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$478
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$410
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$479
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$565
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$478
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$442
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$466
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$496
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$437
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$634
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$718
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$351
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$516
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$317
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$654
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$653
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$652
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$500
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$554
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$540
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$770
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$586
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$647
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$470
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$478
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$453
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$535
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$787
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$436
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$615
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$436
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$478
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$382
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$775
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$640