Nur-Sultan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$357	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	45	8
😀 Quality of life	68	56
🏙️ Population	1.08M	77.6K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 31% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7085th and 5233rd ($732 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Kazakhstan and Thailand, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 4594th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Phuket

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	Nur-Sultan	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.16	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981