Beijing vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$1921
🏠 One person rent	$596	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$719
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	77	64
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.08M

The cost of living in Beijing is 37% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5141st and 6525th ($1067 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in China and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check China vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 763rd and 4508th 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	$4.04	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$6243

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$615
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$534
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$630
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$556
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$556
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$406
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$524
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$508
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$628
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$782
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$605
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$490
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$698
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$550
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$533
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$586
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$531
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$519
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$619
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$473
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$649
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$451
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$539
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$532
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$791
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$461
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$710
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$701
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$681
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$357
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$653
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$838
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$673
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$941
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$595