Beijing vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$2005
🏠 One person rent	$605	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$626
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	78	63
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.08M

The cost of living in Beijing is 31% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4887th and 6335th ($1065 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in China and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check China vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 583rd and 4845th 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	$3.9	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$8086

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$628
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$660
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$669
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$620
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$628
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$605
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$402
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$598
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$579
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$641
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$734
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$637
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$488
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$636
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$551
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$467
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$640
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$556
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$559
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$487
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$564
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$558
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$437
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$657
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$448
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$497
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$582
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$878
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$479
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$653
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$676
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$560
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$347
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$935
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$398
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1051
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$651