Mashhad vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$170
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
45
😀 Quality of life
56
68
🏙️ Population
3M
1.08M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 32% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8726th and 7085th ($498 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 7th in Iran and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Iran vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6291st and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Nur-Sultan

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Mashhad Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$6043

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639

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