Berlin vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$792
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	94	69
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.08M

The cost of living in Berlin is 188% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 1150th and 6663rd ($2371 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Germany and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Germany vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 45th and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Nur-Sultan

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	Berlin	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$6976

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$545
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$571
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$586
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$819
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$558
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$548
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$687
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$702
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$559
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$713
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$1024
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$602
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$786
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$954
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$780
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$535
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$785
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$935
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$615
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$757
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$549
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$876
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$488
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$789
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1163
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$500
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$780
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$555
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$899
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$636
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1014
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$553