Beijing vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$575	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$705
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	75	64
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.08M

The cost of living in Beijing is 32% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5387th and 6565th ($1016 vs $770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in China and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check China vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 989th and 4554th 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	$3.86	$9.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	16.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$5487

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$604
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$619
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$557
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$631
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$542
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$531
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$624
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$710
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$549
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$531
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$765
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$571
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$617
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$646
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$596
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$501
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$662
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$506
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$698
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$509
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$600
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$512
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$749
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$441
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$713
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$765
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$674
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$379
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$623
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$785
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$667
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$881
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$512