Nur-Sultan vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$1308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$3151
🏠 One person rent	$357	$594
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$962
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$1554
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	19
😀 Quality of life	68	77
🏙️ Population	1.08M	630K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 44% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 7085th and 4556th ($732 vs $1308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 121st in Kazakhstan and Italy, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Palermo ranked 55th in Italy, while ranked 4594th and 1102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Palermo

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	Nur-Sultan	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.16	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$1480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$79.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$10956

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$530
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$747
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$576
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$564
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$834
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$530
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$517
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$661
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$690
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$553
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$701
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$969
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$595
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$867
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$892
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$760
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$505
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$828
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$884
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$589
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$729
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$521
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$842
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$477
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$757
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1053
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$503
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$808
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$533
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$866
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$616
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$974
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$537

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1077
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1185
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1101
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1318
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1342
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1235
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1279
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1688
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1739
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2130
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1857
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1810
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1715
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1245
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$513
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1718
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$606
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1537
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1615
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$537
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$620
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$388
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1233
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1227
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1332
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1342