Novosibirsk vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Novosibirsk	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$649	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1654	$1921
🏠 One person rent	$294	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$574	$719
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.2	$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$554	$591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	43
😀 Quality of life	58	64
🏙️ Population	1.63M	1.08M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 17% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 7298th and 6525th ($649 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 5th 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 Novosibirsk compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Novosibirsk ranked 8th best city to live in Russia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 5501st and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Nur-Sultan

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	Novosibirsk	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.49	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.7	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.64%	16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1841	$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.42	$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.1	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$6243

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$619
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$495
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$541
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$562
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$357
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$556
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$556
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$605
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$550
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$555
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$406
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$669
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$628
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$615
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$586
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$575
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$780
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$534
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$612
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$630
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$595
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$622
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$628
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$698
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$490
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$599
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$447
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$624
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$626
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$687
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$735
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$530
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$544
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$782
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$535
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$791
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585

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