Dhaka vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$118	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$705
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$553
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	43
😀 Quality of life	54	64
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.08M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 44% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8899th and 6565th ($430 vs $770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 5971st and 4554th 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	$1.89	$9.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	16.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$5487

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$604
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$619
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$557
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$631
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$542
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$531
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$624
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$710
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$549
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$531
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$765
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$571
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$617
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$646
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$596
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$501
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$662
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$506
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$698
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$509
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$600
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$512
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$749
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$441
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$713
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$765
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$674
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$379
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$623
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$785
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$667
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$881
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$512