Changchun vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Changchun	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$239	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$65	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$882	$690
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	45
😀 Quality of life	56	68
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.08M

The cost of living in Changchun is 20% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8063rd and 7085th ($588 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 7th in China and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check China vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Changchun ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6295th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Nur-Sultan

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	Changchun	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1727	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.93	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.48	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.64	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.29	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.32	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8562	$6043

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$587
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$553
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$562
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$540
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$536
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$604
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$571
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$534
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$543
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$554
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$577
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$595
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$536
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$562
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$542
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$483
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$546
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$596
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$573
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$523
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$575
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$545
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$630
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$454
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$522
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$514
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$679
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$507
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$532
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$540
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$566

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$530
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$747
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$576
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$564
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$834
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$530
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$517
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$661
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$690
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$553
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$701
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$969
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$595
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$867
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$892
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$760
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$505
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$828
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$884
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$589
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$729
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$521
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$842
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$477
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$757
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1053
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$503
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$808
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$533
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$866
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$616
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$974
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$537