Los Angeles vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$690
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	45
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.08M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 361% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 72nd and 7085th ($3378 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 7th 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 0.9 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 55th and 4594th 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	$21.9	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$6043

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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