Istanbul vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1921
🏠 One person rent	$587	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$719
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	43
😀 Quality of life	77	64
🏙️ Population	15.5M	1.08M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 44% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4816th and 6525th ($1125 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkey and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 790th and 4508th 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	$8.84	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$6243

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

Cities near Nur-Sultan

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