Nairobi vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$305
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
45
😀 Quality of life
59
69
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.08M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 2% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6736th and 6663rd ($807 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kenya and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6034th and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Nur-Sultan

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Nairobi Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$6976

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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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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