Ashgabat vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$887
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
45
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.08M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 147% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 2849th and 7085th ($1806 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6881st and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Nur-Sultan

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Ashgabat Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$6043

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$530
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$747
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$570
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$571
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$576
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$564
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$834
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$530
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$517
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$661
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$690
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$553
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$701
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$969
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$595
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$484
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$760
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$505
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$828
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$884
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$589
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$729
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$521
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$842
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$477
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$757
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1053
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$503
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$808
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$533
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$866
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$616
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$974
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$537