Dublin vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$792
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	45
😀 Quality of life	94	69
🏙️ Population	593K	1.08M

The cost of living in Dublin is 267% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 214th and 6663rd ($3020 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ireland and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 42nd and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Nur-Sultan

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	Dublin	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$6976

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$545
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$571
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$586
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$819
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$558
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$548
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$687
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$702
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$559
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$713
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$1024
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$602
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$786
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$954
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$780
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$535
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$785
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$935
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$615
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$757
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$549
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$876
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$488
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$789
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1163
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$500
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$780
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$555
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$899
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$636
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1014
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$553