Nur-Sultan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$378	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	43	7
😀 Quality of life	64	53
🏙️ Population	1.08M	77.6K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 21% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6525th and 5798th ($780 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Thailand, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 4508th and 6033rd 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	$10.4	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$13132

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$615
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$534
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$630
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$556
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$556
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$406
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$524
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$508
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$628
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$782
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$605
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$490
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$698
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$550
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$533
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$586
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$531
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$519
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$619
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$473
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$649
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$451
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$539
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$532
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$791
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$461
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$710
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$701
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$681
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$357
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$653
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$838
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$673
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$941
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$595

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892