Belgrade vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belgrade	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3270	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$741	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$690
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	45
😀 Quality of life	73	68
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.08M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 88% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4396th and 7085th ($1378 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Serbia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Serbia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 2503rd and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Nur-Sultan

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	Belgrade	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1432	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.9%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5071	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3183	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.6	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.84	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.69	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10508	$6043

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1173
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$948
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$741
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$888
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$1029
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$721
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$1004
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$1160
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$734
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$759
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$682
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$1031
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$956
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$857
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$683
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$899
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$631
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$571
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$672
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$961
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$1124
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1156
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$958
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$694
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1150
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$965
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$877
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$819
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$1074
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$850

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