Changchun vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changchun	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$607	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1531	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$242	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$372	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.6	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$937	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	45
😀 Quality of life	56	69
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.08M

The cost of living in Changchun is 26% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 7925th and 6663rd ($607 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 235th and 4th 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 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Changchun ranked 59th best city to live in China vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6274th and 4272nd 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	$2.86	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.6	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1771	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2826	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.98	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.99	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.38	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.8	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8890	$6976

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$603
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$559
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$575
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$551
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$550
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$640
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$604
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$549
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$554
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$569
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$610
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$629
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$549
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$713
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$579
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$555
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$674
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$499
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$573
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$564
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$629
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$599
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$532
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$612
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$653
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$567
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$662
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$474
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$537
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$529
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$712
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$519
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$549
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$572
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$594

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