Nur-Sultan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$412	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	49
😀 Quality of life	69	91
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.02M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 61% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6663rd and 1688th ($823 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 22nd in Kazakhstan and Canada, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 4272nd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nur-Sultan	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875