Bishkek vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$431
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
45
😀 Quality of life
53
69
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.08M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 4% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6825th and 6663rd ($789 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6437th and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Nur-Sultan

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Bishkek Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$6976

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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