Dhaka vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1730
🏠 One person rent	$141	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$598
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	42
😀 Quality of life	57	68
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.08M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 36% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8829th and 6947th ($464 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6151st and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Nur-Sultan

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	Dhaka	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$5235

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

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