Nicosia vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nicosia	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3475	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$807	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$1368	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$482	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$64	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1894	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	45
😀 Quality of life	83	69
🏙️ Population	56.8K	1.08M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 81% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4020th and 6663rd ($1492 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Cyprus and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 509th and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Nur-Sultan

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	Nicosia	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1270	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3208	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9567	$6976

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1375
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1220
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1440
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1353
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1382
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2086
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1923
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1782
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$641
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$676
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$836
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$446
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$425
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$740
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$841
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1204
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$927
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$678
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$756
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1093
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$594
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$565
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$2069
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1873
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$598
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1891
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$559
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$441
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$994
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$2008
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047

Cities near Nur-Sultan

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