Chicago vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1730
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$623
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$598
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
42
😀 Quality of life
97
68
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.08M

The cost of living in Chicago is 284% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 394th and 6947th ($2799 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 4th in the United States and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check the United States vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 16th and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$5235

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$486
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$575
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$685
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$522
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$529
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$530
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$520
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$786
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$506
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$495
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$618
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$681
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$510
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$675
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$909
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$548
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$446
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$763
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$468
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$802
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$813
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$563
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$754
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$480
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$762
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$445
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$743
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$962
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$501
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$745
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$787
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$613
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$884
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$525