London vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1730
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$598
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	99	68
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.08M

The cost of living in London is 428% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8th and 6947th ($3851 vs $729) 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 1.1 months in London compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 5th and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$5235

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$486
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$575
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$685
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$529
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$530
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$520
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$786
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$506
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$618
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$510
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$675
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$909
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$548
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$829
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$828
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$763
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$468
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$802
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$813
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$563
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$754
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$480
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$762
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$445
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$743
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$962
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$501
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$745
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$787
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$613
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$884
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$525