Almaty vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$499
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$591
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
43
😀 Quality of life
65
64
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.08M

The cost of living in Almaty is 21% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6015th and 6525th ($941 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 4176th vs 4508th 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
$8.28
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$6243

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$615
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$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
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$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
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$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