Ankara vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$1921
🏠 One person rent	$439	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$719
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$591
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	43
😀 Quality of life	73	64
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.08M

The cost of living in Ankara is 16% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6106th and 6525th ($907 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Turkey and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 1608th and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Nur-Sultan

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	Ankara	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$6243

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

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