Helsinki vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$591
😷 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 148% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 2046th and 6525th ($1936 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Finland and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Finland vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 37th and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$6243

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

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