Almaty vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1730
🏠 One person rent
$477
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$623
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$598
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
42
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.08M

The cost of living in Almaty is 21% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6307th and 6947th ($884 vs $729) 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 4103rd vs 4595th 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
$6.77
$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$5235

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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