Al Ain vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$560
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$591
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
43
😀 Quality of life
79
64
🏙️ Population
767K
1.08M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 35% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5284th and 6525th ($1050 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th 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 3.5 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 600th and 4508th 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
$6.11
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$5.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$6243

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$1232
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$2309
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$2084
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$1802
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$1768
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$1603
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$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
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$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$615
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$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
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$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
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$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595