London vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$690
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	96	68
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.08M

The cost of living in London is 411% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 20th and 7085th ($3740 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the United Kingdom and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 12th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Nur-Sultan

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	London	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$6043

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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