Nur-Sultan vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$6544
🏠 One person rent	$412	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$4971
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	88
😀 Quality of life	69	90
🏙️ Population	1.08M	653K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 70% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 6663rd and 456th ($823 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 392nd 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 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Portland ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 4272nd and 195th 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	$8.67	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$7.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$24040

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783