Medina vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$696	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$705
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	43
😀 Quality of life	66	64
🏙️ Population	1.41M	1.08M

The cost of living in Medina is 58% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4439th and 6565th ($1215 vs $770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 3899th and 4554th 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	$5.65	$9.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	16.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$5487

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$604
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$619
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$557
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$631
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$542
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$531
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$624
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$710
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$549
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$531
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$765
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$571
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$617
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$646
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$596
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$501
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$662
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$506
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$698
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$509
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$600
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$512
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$749
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$441
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$713
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$765
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$674
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$379
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$623
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$785
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$667
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$881
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$512