Karaj vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$397
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
45
😀 Quality of life
60
68
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.08M

The cost of living in Karaj is 5% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 7267th and 7085th ($696 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Iran and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Iran vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 5965th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Nur-Sultan

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Karaj Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$6043

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546

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