Medina vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$663
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
23
45
😀 Quality of life
69
68
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.08M

The cost of living in Medina is 60% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4849th and 7085th ($1168 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 4347th and 4594th 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
$5.5
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$6043

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$795
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$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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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