Nicosia vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nicosia	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1485	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3514	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$789	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1785	$690
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	45
😀 Quality of life	83	68
🏙️ Population	56.8K	1.08M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 103% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4107th and 7085th ($1485 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Cyprus and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 563rd and 4594th 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	$15.5	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.68	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1295	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2358	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.75	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.17	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9656	$6043

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1431
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1296
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1553
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1380
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1416
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2265
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$2042
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1831
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$636
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$830
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$721
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$842
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1353
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1106
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$618
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$865
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$684
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$761
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$676
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1005
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$622
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$569
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1894
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1766
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$600
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1930
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$552
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$446
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$966
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1770
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911

Cities near Nur-Sultan

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