Brussels vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$792
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	45
😀 Quality of life	91	69
🏙️ Population	196K	1.08M

The cost of living in Brussels is 147% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 1939th and 6663rd ($2030 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Belgium and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 121st and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Nur-Sultan

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	Brussels	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$6976

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

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