Beijing vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$596	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$690
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	73	68
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.08M

The cost of living in Beijing is 43% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5341st and 7085th ($1044 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th 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 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 2718th and 4594th 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	$4.36	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$6043

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$530
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$747
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$576
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$564
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$834
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$530
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$517
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$661
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$690
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$553
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$701
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$969
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$595
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$867
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$892
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$760
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$505
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$828
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$884
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$589
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$729
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$521
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$842
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$477
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$757
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1053
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$503
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$808
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$533
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$866
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$616
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$974
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$537