Nur-Sultan vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$376	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$2086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	96
😀 Quality of life	64	95
🏙️ Population	1.08M	2.75M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 38% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 6565th and 4366th ($770 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 4554th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Osaka

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	Nur-Sultan	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.99	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.69%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$764	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.3	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5487	$8318

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$604
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$619
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$557
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$631
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$542
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$531
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$624
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$710
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$549
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$531
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$765
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$571
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$617
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$646
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$596
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$501
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$662
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$506
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$698
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$509
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$600
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$512
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$749
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$441
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$713
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$765
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$674
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$379
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$623
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$785
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$667
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$881
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$512

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008