Nur-Sultan vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$362	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	39
😀 Quality of life	68	63
🏙️ Population	1.08M	573K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 8% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6947th and 6705th ($729 vs $790) 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 0.8 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 4595th and 5559th 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	$8.4	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$7282

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$619
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$680
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$604
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$721
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$578
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$501
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$557
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$863
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$565
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1287
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1312
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$987
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1501
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1500
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$548
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1666
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1924
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$980
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1401
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1380
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1511
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1504
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1265
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1316
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1298
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1910
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1617