Lisbon vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lisbon	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1966	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$2162	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1605	$792
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	45
😀 Quality of life	83	69
🏙️ Population	546K	1.08M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 139% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 2123rd and 6663rd ($1966 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Portugal and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Portugal vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 532nd and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Nur-Sultan

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	Lisbon	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7840	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4420	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17788	$6976

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$545
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$571
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$586
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$819
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$558
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$548
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$687
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$702
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$559
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$713
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$1024
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$602
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$786
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$954
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$780
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$535
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$785
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$935
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$615
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$757
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$549
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$876
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$488
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$789
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1163
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$500
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$780
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$555
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$899
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$636
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1014
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$553