Doha vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1730
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$623
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$598
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
42
😀 Quality of life
82
68
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.08M

The cost of living in Doha is 154% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 2509th and 6947th ($1849 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Qatar and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 608th and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$5235

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$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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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