Izmir vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Izmir	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$1921
🏠 One person rent	$431	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$719
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$706	$591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	68	43
😀 Quality of life	68	64
🏙️ Population	2.95M	1.08M

The cost of living in Izmir is 14% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6157th and 6525th ($892 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Turkey and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Izmir compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 3155th and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Nur-Sultan

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	Izmir	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.74	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	29.09%	16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1878	$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1054	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.05	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9132	$6243

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$612
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$652
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$743
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$663
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1198
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$657
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$638
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$642
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$600
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$584
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$741
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$508
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1956
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$648
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1077
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$668
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$655
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1095
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$789
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$876
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1769
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$690
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$553
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$705
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1459
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1528
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1366
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1257
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1228
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346

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