Chennai vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chennai	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$151	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$165	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.7	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$320	$690
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	79	45
😀 Quality of life	66	68
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.08M

The cost of living in Chennai is 41% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7085th ($430 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 7th in India and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check India vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 5162nd and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Nur-Sultan

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	Chennai	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.2	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.84	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.84%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1789	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.79	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.2	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.65	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.5	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1717	$6043

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$322
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$236
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$300
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$533
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$334
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$359
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$297
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$523
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$347
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$341
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$346
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$285
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$332
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$287
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$276
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$344
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$346
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$338
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$299
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$349
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$292
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$348
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$331
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$376
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$264
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$262
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$282
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$271

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$530
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$747
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$576
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$564
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$834
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$530
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$517
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$661
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$690
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$553
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$701
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$969
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$595
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$867
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$892
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$760
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$505
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$828
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$884
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$589
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$729
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$521
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$842
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$477
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$757
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1053
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$503
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$808
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$533
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$866
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$616
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$974
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$537