Medina vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$659
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
23
45
😀 Quality of life
69
69
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.08M

The cost of living in Medina is 41% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4843rd and 6663rd ($1164 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 4103rd and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Nur-Sultan

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Medina Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$6976

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$791
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$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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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