Helsinki vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$2005
🏠 One person rent
$937
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$626
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
43
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
665K
1.08M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 124% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 2273rd and 6335th ($1825 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 26th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$8086

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$628
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$660
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$669
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$620
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$628
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$605
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$402
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$598
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$579
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$641
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$734
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$637
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$488
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$636
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$551
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$640
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$487
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$564
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$558
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$657
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$448
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$497
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$582
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$878
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$479
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$653
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$676
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$560
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$347
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$935
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$398
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1051
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$651