Medan vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$185
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
55
45
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.08M

The cost of living in Medan is 37% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8850th and 7085th ($461 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 7th in Indonesia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6907th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Nur-Sultan

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Medan Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$6043

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

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