Houston vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$591
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
92
64
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.08M

The cost of living in Houston is 188% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 1258th and 6525th ($2248 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 5th 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 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 82nd and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$5.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$6243

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$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

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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