Nizhny Novgorod vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$459	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$690
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	48	45
😀 Quality of life	63	68
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.08M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 28% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6098th and 7085th ($940 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 7th in Russia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Russia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 5641st and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Nur-Sultan

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$6043

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$695
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$791
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$732
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$757
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$773
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$929
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$738
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$950
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$585
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$679
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$738
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$957
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$910
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$891
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1585
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$595
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$978
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$959
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$595
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$680
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$746
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$740
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$905
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$578
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$726
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$712
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$777
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$597
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$795
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$838
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$637
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$677
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$761
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$837
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$811

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