Changsha vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$2005
🏠 One person rent
$178
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$626
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
70
63
🏙️ Population
10M
1.08M

The cost of living in Changsha is 35% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8258th and 6335th ($533 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 Changsha compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 2707th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$8086

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

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