Baku vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$378
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
45
😀 Quality of life
62
69
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.08M

The cost of living in Baku is 4% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6524th and 6663rd ($856 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 5591st and 4272nd 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
$8.84
$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$6976

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

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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