Chongqing vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1730
🏠 One person rent	$180	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	42
😀 Quality of life	74	68
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.08M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 23% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8185th and 6947th ($561 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 4th in China and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check China vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 2237th and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Nur-Sultan

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	Chongqing	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$5235

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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