Ankara vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$501	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$792
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	45
😀 Quality of life	75	69
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.08M

The cost of living in Ankara is 25% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5311th and 6663rd ($1033 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Turkey and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 1642nd and 4272nd 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	$9.54	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$6976

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$662
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$752
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$707
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$713
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$557
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$716
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$656
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$701
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$645
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$747
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$725
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$724
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$710
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$598
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$740
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$764
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$606
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$812
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$686
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$899
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$761
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$807
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$777
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$738
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$824
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$790
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$916
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$634
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$425
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$651
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$506
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$866

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$545
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$571
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$586
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$819
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$558
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$548
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$687
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$702
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$559
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$713
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$1024
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$602
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$786
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$954
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$780
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$535
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$785
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$935
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$615
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$757
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$549
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$876
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$488
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$789
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1163
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$500
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$780
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$555
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$899
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$636
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1014
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$553