Almaty vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2005
🏠 One person rent
$585
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$626
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
43
😀 Quality of life
64
63
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.08M

The cost of living in Almaty is 29% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4975th and 6335th ($1051 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kazakhstan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Ranked 1st vs 2nd best cities to live in Kazakhstan, and 4635th vs 4845th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Nur-Sultan

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Almaty Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$4.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$8086

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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