Nur-Sultan vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$3699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	43	79
😀 Quality of life	64	94
🏙️ Population	1.08M	709K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 66% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6565th and 1171st ($770 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Kazakhstan and Norway, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 4554th 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	$9.99	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.69%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$764	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.3	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5487	$8593

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006