Beijing vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2811
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$648
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$1139
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
73
69
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.08M

The cost of living in Beijing is 35% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4987th and 6663rd ($1108 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in China and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check China vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 2361st and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Nur-Sultan

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Beijing Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$965
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12536
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6136
$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.6
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.3
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$621
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25910
$6976

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759

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