Baku vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$358
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
45
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.08M

The cost of living in Baku is 12% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6681st and 7085th ($820 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 5397th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Nur-Sultan

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Baku Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.8
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.8
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.89
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6639
$6043

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$742
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$643
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$590
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$613
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$634
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$631
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$615
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$813
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$488
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$959
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$550
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$953
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$461
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$662
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$494
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$598
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$508
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$613
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$489
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$698
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$655
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$425
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$740
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1057
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1028
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1148
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$506
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$728
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$586
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1046
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1033
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$404
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$853
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$667
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$531
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$981
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$595

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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