Boston vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$2005
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$626
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
676K
1.08M

The cost of living in Boston is 311% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 35th and 6335th ($3345 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 4th in the United States and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check the United States vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 83rd and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$8086

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

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