Nur-Sultan vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$2483
🏠 One person rent	$362	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$925
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$36.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	18
😀 Quality of life	68	69
🏙️ Population	1.08M	151K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 30% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 6947th and 5220th ($729 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Kazakhstan and Montenegro, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.1 months in Podgorica. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 4595th and 4341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Podgorica

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	Nur-Sultan	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$8.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$2800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$9.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$7507

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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 Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1195
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$1115
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1261
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$819
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1111
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1107
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1539
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$1041
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$945
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1294
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$557
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$720
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$760
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$655
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$932
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$858
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$849
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$701
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$764
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$883
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$918
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$887
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$572
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$618
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1349
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$667
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$819
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1392
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$857
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$707
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1503