Nur-Sultan vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$5065
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1300
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$3751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	43	79
😀 Quality of life	64	95
🏙️ Population	1.08M	709K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 67% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6525th and 1029th ($780 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.6 months in Oslo. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 4508th and 34th 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	$10.4	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$10.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$7583

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$615
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$534
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$630
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$556
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$556
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$406
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$524
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$508
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$628
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$782
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$605
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$490
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$698
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$550
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$533
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$586
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$531
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$519
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$619
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$473
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$649
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$451
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$539
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$532
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$791
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$461
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$710
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$701
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$681
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$357
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$653
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$838
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$673
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$941
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$595

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1885
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1955
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2149
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1826
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1724
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1908
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1613
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1884
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1645
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1898
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1714
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1713
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1267
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1816
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1583
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1259
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1710
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1417
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1415
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1209
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1393
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1725
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1275
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1596
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1510
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1264
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1593
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1824
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2139
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2161