London vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$792
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	97	69
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.08M

The cost of living in London is 345% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 28th and 6663rd ($3662 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 4th and 4272nd 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	$22.6	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$6976

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

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