Jerusalem vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$1730
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	42
😀 Quality of life	87	68
🏙️ Population	936K	1.08M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 236% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 950th and 6947th ($2447 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Israel and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Israel vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 351st and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Nur-Sultan

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	Jerusalem	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$5235

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

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