Nur-Sultan vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$5890
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1569
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$2558
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$793
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$3963
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	42	79
😀 Quality of life	68	95
🏙️ Population	1.08M	709K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 73% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6947th and 530th ($729 vs $2721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kazakhstan and Norway, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 4595th and 55th 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	$8.4	$24.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$11.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$1592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$2624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$2132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$10233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$7897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$32.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$4.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$54
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$35.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$16133

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$486
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$575
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$685
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$529
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$530
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$520
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$786
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$506
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$618
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$510
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$675
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$909
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$548
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$829
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$828
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$763
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$468
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$802
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$813
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$563
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$754
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$480
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$762
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$445
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$743
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$962
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$501
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$745
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$787
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$613
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$884
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$525

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242