Austin vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$690
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	45
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	962K	1.08M

The cost of living in Austin is 234% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 985th and 7085th ($2444 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 7th 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 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 217th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Nur-Sultan

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	Austin	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$6043

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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