Ankara vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$1730
🏠 One person rent	$570	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$598
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	42
😀 Quality of life	75	68
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.08M

The cost of living in Ankara is 53% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4905th and 6947th ($1118 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Turkey and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 2097th and 4595th 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	$9.47	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$5235

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

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