Almaty vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Almaty | Nur-Sultan | |
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Almaty is 14% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6565th ($881 vs $770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kazakhstan.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan. Ranked 1st vs 2nd best cities to live in Kazakhstan, and 4016th vs 4554th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 23 km or 14 mi |  Kaskelen | |
| 68 km or 42 mi |  Cholpon-Ata | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Kapchagay | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Tokmok | |
| 171 km or 107 mi | Kant | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Bishkek | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Naryn | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Taldiqorgan | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Toktogul | |
| 360 km or 224 mi |  Aksu | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Yining | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Talas | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Artux | |
| 413 km or 256 mi | Jalal-Abad | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Balkhash | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kashgar | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Taraz | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Bole | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Osh | |
| 471 km or 293 mi |  Andijan | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Aral | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Namangan | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Margilan | |
| 530 km or 329 mi | Fergana | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Shymkent | |
| 631 km or 392 mi |  Konibodom | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Chirchiq | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Tacheng | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Wusu | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Kuytun | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Tashkent | |
| 670 km or 417 mi | Istiklol | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Kentau | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Ghafurov | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Karamay | |
| 685 km or 425 mi | Buston | |
| 688 km or 427 mi | Khujand | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Turkistan | |
| 731 km or 454 mi | Hotan | |
| 742 km or 461 mi | Shihezi |
Cities near Nur-Sultan
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 161 km or 100 mi | Temirtau | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Karaganda | |
| 276 km or 172 mi | Kokshetau | |
| 278 km or 173 mi | Ekibastuz | |
| 392 km or 243 mi | Aksu | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Pavlodar | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Petropavl | |
| 446 km or 277 mi |  Omsk | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Satbayev | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Jezkazgan | |
| 543 km or 337 mi | Balkhash | |
| 580 km or 361 mi | Kostanay | |
| 623 km or 387 mi | Semey | |
| 627 km or 389 mi | Kurgan | |
| 771 km or 479 mi | Tyumen | |
| 800 km or 497 mi | Oskemen | |
| 803 km or 499 mi | Chelyabinsk | |
| 826 km or 513 mi | Kyzylorda | |
| 852 km or 530 mi | Taldiqorgan | |
| 855 km or 531 mi | Kamensk-Uralsky | |
| 856 km or 532 mi | Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky | |
| 872 km or 542 mi | Miass | |
| 875 km or 544 mi | Kentau | |
| 875 km or 544 mi | Barnaul | |
| 879 km or 546 mi | Magnitogorsk | |
| 880 km or 547 mi | Novosibirsk | |
| 893 km or 555 mi | Orsk | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Zlatoust | |
| 903 km or 561 mi | Turkistan | |
| 910 km or 566 mi | Kapchagay | |
| 917 km or 570 mi | Taraz | |
| 949 km or 590 mi | Bishkek | |
| 949 km or 590 mi | Yekaterinburg | |
| 953 km or 592 mi | Kant | |
| 955 km or 593 mi | Biysk | |
| 960 km or 597 mi | Talas | |
| 965 km or 599 mi | Kaskelen | |
| 967 km or 601 mi | Tokmok | |
| 968 km or 602 mi | Almaty | |
| 977 km or 607 mi | Tacheng |