Istanbul vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$1730
🏠 One person rent	$675	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	42
😀 Quality of life	78	68
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.08M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 77% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4522nd and 6947th ($1288 vs $729) 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 0.7 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 1015th and 4595th 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	$10.5	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$5235

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$486
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$575
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$685
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$529
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$530
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$520
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$786
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$506
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$618
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$510
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$675
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$909
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$548
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$829
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$828
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$763
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$468
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$802
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$813
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$563
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$754
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$480
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$762
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$445
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$743
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$962
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$501
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$745
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$787
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$613
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$884
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$525