Ningbo vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ningbo	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2067	$1921
🏠 One person rent	$311	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$607	$719
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$74	$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	61	43
😀 Quality of life	53	64
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.08M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 6% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6747th and 6525th ($733 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd and 5th in China and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check China vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Ningbo ranked 45th best city to live in China vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6048th and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Nur-Sultan

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	Ningbo	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5300	$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3372	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.42	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12898	$6243

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538

Cities near Nur-Sultan

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