Nur-Sultan vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$6281
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1609
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$2681
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$690
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$5052
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	42	88
😀 Quality of life	68	92
🏙️ Population	1.08M	653K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 73% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 6947th and 587th ($729 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 516th in Kazakhstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.9 months in Portland. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Portland ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 4595th and 139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Portland

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	Nur-Sultan	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$2950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$3.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$2.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$7.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$33.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1740
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$19200

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745