Essen vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$681
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$591
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
585K
1.08M

The cost of living in Essen is 96% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 3595th and 6525th ($1525 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 5th in Germany and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Germany vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 31st and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$6243

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$615
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595