Madrid vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$690
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	45
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.08M

The cost of living in Madrid is 185% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 1805th and 7085th ($2089 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Spain and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Spain vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 190th and 4594th 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	$16.8	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$6043

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

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