Los Angeles vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$792
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	45
😀 Quality of life	93	69
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.08M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 315% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 62nd and 6663rd ($3420 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 4th in the United States and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check the United States vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 50th and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Nur-Sultan

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	Los Angeles	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$6976

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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