Houston vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$792
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	96	69
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.08M

The cost of living in Houston is 175% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 1367th and 6663rd ($2261 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 4th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 14th and 4272nd 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	$20.7	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$6976

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$545
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$571
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$586
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$819
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$558
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$548
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$687
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$702
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$559
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$713
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$1024
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$602
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$786
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$954
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$780
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$535
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$785
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$935
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$615
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$757
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$549
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$876
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$488
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$789
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1163
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$500
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$780
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$555
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$899
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$636
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1014
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$553