Jerusalem vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$690
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	45
😀 Quality of life	86	68
🏙️ Population	936K	1.08M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 239% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 911th and 7085th ($2483 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Israel and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Israel vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 410th and 4594th 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	$25.6	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$6043

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$530
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$747
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$576
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$564
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$834
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$530
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$517
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$661
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$690
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$553
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$701
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$969
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$595
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$867
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$892
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$760
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$505
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$828
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$884
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$589
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$729
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$521
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$842
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$477
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$757
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1053
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$503
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$808
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$533
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$866
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$616
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$974
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$537