Medina vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$353
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$591
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
20
43
😀 Quality of life
67
64
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.08M

The cost of living in Medina is 9% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6257th and 6525th ($853 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 3833rd and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$6243

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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$615
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595