Gothenburg vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$914	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$690
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	45
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	675K	1.08M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 155% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 2599th and 7085th ($1864 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in Sweden and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 83rd and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Nur-Sultan

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	Gothenburg	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$6043

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

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