Jerusalem vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$1921
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$719
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	43
😀 Quality of life	84	64
🏙️ Population	936K	1.08M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 161% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 1770th and 6525th ($2037 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th 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 358th and 4508th 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	$20.4	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$6243

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

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