Istanbul vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Istanbul	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3415	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$687	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$1209	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1177	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	45
😀 Quality of life	79	69
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.08M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 61% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4475th and 6663rd ($1328 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkey and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Istanbul compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 829th and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Nur-Sultan

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	Istanbul	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.67	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.4	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.66%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1658	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.02	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.2	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1014	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23206	$6976

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$651
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$634
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$790
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$824
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$807
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$899
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$866
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$692
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$763
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$593
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$598
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$710
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$764
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$522
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$750
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$656
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$747
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$606
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$855
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1201
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$741
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$699
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1140
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$676
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$702
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$610
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$743
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$702
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$743
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1060
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1020

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