Novosibirsk vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$935	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2255	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$450	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$780	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	48	45
😀 Quality of life	48	69
🏙️ Population	1.64M	1.08M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 14% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6043rd and 6663rd ($935 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 4th in Russia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Russia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Novosibirsk ranked 40th best city to live in Russia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6891st and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Novosibirsk	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.84	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.8	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.71%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2907	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1768	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.52	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.67	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.56	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5680	$6976

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$785
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$754
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$630
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$795
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$787
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$780
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$585
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$586
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$559
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$602
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$837
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$819
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$954
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$754
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$545
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$575
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$575
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$823
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$571
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$784
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$763
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$553
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$500
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$687
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$1024
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$713
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$572
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$568
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$608
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$614
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$712
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$579
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$547
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$564
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$702
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$550
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$876
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952

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