Nur-Sultan vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$412	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$4320
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	45	81
😀 Quality of life	69	94
🏙️ Population	1.08M	718K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 71% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6663rd and 381st ($823 vs $2839) 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 1 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 4272nd and 27th 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	$8.67	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$15566

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336