Nur-Sultan vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$1621
🏠 One person rent	$412	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$676
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$75.2
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	37
😀 Quality of life	69	26
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.48M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 4% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6663rd and 6787th ($823 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Kazakhstan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 4272nd and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Onitsha

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	Nur-Sultan	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$1896

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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

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$693
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1364
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$564
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$773
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$627
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$591
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$786
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$531
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$488
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$373
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$670
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$575
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1375
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$821
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$658
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1272
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$627
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$518
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$639
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$699
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$946
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$692
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$995
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1156
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$759
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$830
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$323
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$654
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$596
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$517
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$672
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1209
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$666
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$759
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$657