Medina vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$1730
🏠 One person rent
$673
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$623
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$598
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
42
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.08M

The cost of living in Medina is 62% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4743rd and 6947th ($1182 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 4114th and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$5235

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$791
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$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$486
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$575
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$685
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$522
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$529
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$530
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$520
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$786
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$506
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$495
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$618
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$681
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$510
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$675
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$909
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$548
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$446
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$763
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$468
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$802
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$813
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$563
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$754
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$480
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$762
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$445
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$743
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$962
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$501
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$745
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$787
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$613
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$884
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$525