Chengdu vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$297	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	45
😀 Quality of life	76	69
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.08M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 16% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 7360th and 6663rd ($688 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 4th in China and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check China vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 1238th and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Nur-Sultan

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	Chengdu	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$6976

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$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