Nur-Sultan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	50
😀 Quality of life	68	92
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.02M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 65% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6947th and 1744th ($729 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 24th in Kazakhstan and Canada, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Canada 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 Ottawa. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 4595th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Ottawa

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	Nur-Sultan	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822