Changchun vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changchun	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1493	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$229	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$705
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.9	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	43
😀 Quality of life	53	64
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.08M

The cost of living in Changchun is 26% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 7971st and 6565th ($573 vs $770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st and 3rd in China and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check China vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6079th and 4554th 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	$2.8	$9.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.64%	16.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3942	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.01	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$7.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8252	$5487

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$604
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$619
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$557
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$631
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$542
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$531
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$624
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$710
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$549
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$531
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$765
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$571
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$617
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$646
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$596
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$501
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$662
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$506
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$698
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$509
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$600
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$512
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$749
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$441
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$713
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$765
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$674
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$379
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$623
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$785
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$667
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$881
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$512