Houston vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Houston	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2221	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5469	$2005
🏠 One person rent	$1319	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$2448	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4662	$626
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.08M

The cost of living in Houston is 173% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 1234th and 6335th ($2221 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th 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 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 86th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3100	$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3710	$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.31	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1282	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23011	$8086

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$628
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$660
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$669
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$620
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$628
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$605
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$402
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$598
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$579
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$641
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$734
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$637
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$488
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$636
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$551
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$467
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$640
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$556
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$559
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$487
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$564
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$558
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$437
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$657
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$448
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$497
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$582
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$878
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$479
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$653
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$676
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$560
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$347
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$935
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$398
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1051
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$651