Dublin vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$690
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	45
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	593K	1.08M

The cost of living in Dublin is 309% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 223rd and 7085th ($2992 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ireland and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 36th and 4594th 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	$20.5	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$6043

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

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