Izmir vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$1730
🏠 One person rent	$513	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	68	42
😀 Quality of life	72	68
🏙️ Population	4.49M	1.08M

The cost of living in Izmir is 44% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5223rd and 6947th ($1046 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 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 3140th and 4595th 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	$7.12	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$5235

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

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