Changchun vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changchun Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$612
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1622
$2005
🏠 One person rent
$246
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$410
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.3
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$938
$626
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
43
😀 Quality of life
55
63
🏙️ Population
9.07M
1.08M

The cost of living in Changchun is 25% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 7549th and 6335th ($612 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 272nd 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 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Changchun ranked 37th best city to live in China vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 5930th and 4845th 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
$3.02
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.9
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$624
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.6%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5961
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3968
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.06
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.95
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.83
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.84
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$280
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14481
$8086

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$595
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$607
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$565
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$585
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$560
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$555
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$640
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$541
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$646
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$610
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$543
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$561
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$586
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$536
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$595
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$648
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$524
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$758
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$557
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$551
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$673
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$449
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$566
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$597
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$661
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$592
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$529
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$486
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$628
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$510
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$643
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$515
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$502
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$512
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$702
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$517
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$573
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$692
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$560

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$628
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$660
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$669
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$620
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$628
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$605
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$402
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$598
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$579
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$641
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$734
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$637
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$488
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$636
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$551
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$640
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$487
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$564
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$558
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$657
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$448
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$497
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$582
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$878
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$479
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$653
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$676
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$560
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$347
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$935
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$398
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1051
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$651