Bucharest vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$562	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	45
😀 Quality of life	84	69
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.08M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 39% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4877th and 6663rd ($1148 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Romania and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Romania vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 482nd and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Nur-Sultan

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	Bucharest	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$6976

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

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