Cologne vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$1730
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$598
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	42
😀 Quality of life	96	68
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.08M

The cost of living in Cologne is 170% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 2104th and 6947th ($1968 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Germany and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Germany vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 23rd and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Nur-Sultan

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	Cologne	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$5235

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

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