Nur-Sultan vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$2572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$6077
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1546
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$2651
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$4802
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	43	89
😀 Quality of life	64	90
🏙️ Population	1.08M	653K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 70% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 6525th and 662nd ($780 vs $2572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 590th 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 32nd in the United States, while ranked 4508th and 141st 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	$10.4	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$2860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$2275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$60.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$3653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$3326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$189
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$32.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$16661

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2372
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2288
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2246
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2363
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2293
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2212
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2121
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2234
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2212
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2406
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2482
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2109
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2019
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2155
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2577
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1974
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2252
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2534
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2435
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2307
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2589
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2417
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1778
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2774
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2655
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2348
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2797
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2449
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2172
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1908
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2819
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2512
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2489