Helsinki vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$918	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$705
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	43
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	676K	1.08M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 136% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 2353rd and 6565th ($1816 vs $770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Finland and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Finland vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 26th and 4554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Nur-Sultan

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	Helsinki	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$9.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	16.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$7.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$5487

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045

Cities near Nur-Sultan

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