Essen vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1891
🏠 One person rent
$690
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$705
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$553
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
94
64
🏙️ Population
587K
1.08M

The cost of living in Essen is 87% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 3685th and 6565th ($1443 vs $770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 33rd and 4554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$9.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
16.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$5487

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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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