Bangkok vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$434	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	45
😀 Quality of life	74	69
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.08M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 21% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5606th and 6663rd ($996 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Thailand and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 2044th and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Nur-Sultan

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	Bangkok	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$6976

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Nur-Sultan

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