Nur-Sultan vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$357	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	40
😀 Quality of life	68	62
🏙️ Population	1.08M	573K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 5% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 7085th and 6865th ($732 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Morocco, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 4594th and 5750th 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	$8.16	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$7353

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$530
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$747
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$576
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$564
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$834
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$530
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$517
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$661
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$690
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$553
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$701
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$969
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$595
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$867
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$892
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$760
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$505
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$828
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$884
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$589
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$729
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$521
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$842
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$477
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$757
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1053
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$503
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$808
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$533
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$866
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$616
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$974
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$537

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727