Nur-Sultan vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$2478
🏠 One person rent	$378	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$994
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$353
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$929
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	18
😀 Quality of life	64	62
🏙️ Population	1.08M	151K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 25% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 6525th and 5422nd ($780 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.9 months in Podgorica. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 4508th and 4787th 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	$10.4	$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$7581

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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 Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$895
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1191
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$1059
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1146
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$852
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1053
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1046
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1161
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$787
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1086
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$521
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$641
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$705
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$661
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$676
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$816
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$697
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$785
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$657
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$645
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$808
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$589
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$658
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$737
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$902
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$549
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$593
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$545
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1239
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$685
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$743
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1280
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$792
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$695
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1282