Madrid vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$792
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	45
😀 Quality of life	91	69
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.08M

The cost of living in Madrid is 156% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 1723rd and 6663rd ($2109 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Spain and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Spain vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 160th and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Nur-Sultan

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	Madrid	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$6976

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

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