Helsinki vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$991
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$690
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
45
😀 Quality of life
94
68
🏙️ Population
687K
1.08M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 172% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 2068th and 7085th ($1990 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 48th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$6043

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

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