Cologne vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$690
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.08M

The cost of living in Cologne is 172% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 2067th and 7085th ($1990 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 7th in Germany and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Germany vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 15th and 4594th 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
$16.4
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$6043

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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