Boston vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$591
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
92
64
🏙️ Population
676K
1.08M

The cost of living in Boston is 345% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 32nd and 6525th ($3467 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 89th and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$6243

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$615
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595