Nur-Sultan vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$2847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$6052
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1639
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$2560
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$819
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$4285
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	45	81
😀 Quality of life	68	95
🏙️ Population	1.08M	718K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 74% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 7085th and 342nd ($732 vs $2847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Kazakhstan and Norway, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 4594th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Oslo

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	Nur-Sultan	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.16	$23.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$2696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$2094
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$11326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$7606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$5.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$34.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$40.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$15673

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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

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409