Nur-Sultan vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$412	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	40
😀 Quality of life	69	61
🏙️ Population	1.08M	573K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 3% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6663rd and 6779th ($823 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Morocco, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.3 months in Rabat. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 4272nd and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Rabat

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	Nur-Sultan	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$43.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$7214

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$579
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$597
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$734
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$586
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$526
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$625
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$555
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$879
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$591
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1369
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1306
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1014
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1436
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$790
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1453
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$546
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1670
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2004
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1022
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1469
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1455
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1556
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1577
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1279
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1315
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1303
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1544
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1913
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1705