Nur-Sultan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$412	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	45	8
😀 Quality of life	69	55
🏙️ Population	1.08M	77.6K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 19% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6663rd and 5497th ($823 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kazakhstan and Thailand, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 4272nd and 6330th 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	$8.67	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$13979

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992