Hiroshima vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hiroshima	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2148	$1730
🏠 One person rent	$336	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$598
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	42
😀 Quality of life	89	68
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.08M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 21% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6313th and 6947th ($883 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 4th in Japan and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Japan vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 266th and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Nur-Sultan

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	Hiroshima	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.95	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.2	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1883	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1565	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3590	$5235

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$859
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$882
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$877
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$904
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$913
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$926
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$957
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$986
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$934
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$939
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$972
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$961
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$964
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$952
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$975
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1019
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$954
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$951
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$950
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$955
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$944
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$916
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$961
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$927
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$984
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1042
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$958
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1117
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1021
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$920
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$958
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$952
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$956

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$486
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$575
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$685
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$529
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$530
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$520
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$786
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$506
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$618
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$510
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$675
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$909
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$548
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$829
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$828
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$763
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$468
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$802
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$813
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$563
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$754
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$480
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$762
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$445
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$743
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$962
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$501
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$745
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$787
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$613
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$884
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$525