Nur-Sultan vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1301
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$362	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$1505
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	42	19
😀 Quality of life	68	78
🏙️ Population	1.08M	630K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 44% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 6947th and 4489th ($729 vs $1301) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 115th in Kazakhstan and Italy, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Palermo ranked 51st in Italy, while ranked 4595th and 1010th 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	$8.4	$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$4312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$10700

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1046
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1141
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1085
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1161
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1298
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1271
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1176
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1232
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1666
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1579
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1697
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1951
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1739
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1770
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1577
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1200
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$487
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1689
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$607
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1518
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1605
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$529
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$577
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$375
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1217
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1191
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1291
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1319