Austin vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1730
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$598
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	42
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	962K	1.08M

The cost of living in Austin is 231% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 1002nd and 6947th ($2416 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 4th in the United States and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check the United States vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 151st and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$5235

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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