Houston vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$690
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.08M

The cost of living in Houston is 209% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 1354th and 7085th ($2265 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 7th in the United States and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check the United States vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 16th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Nur-Sultan

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	Houston	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$6043

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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