Nur-Sultan vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nur-Sultan Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1921
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$378
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$39
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$591
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
43
53
😀 Quality of life
64
89
🏙️ Population
1.08M
140K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 73% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6525th and 204th ($780 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kazakhstan and Iceland, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 4508th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Reykjavik

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Nur-Sultan Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.21
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.1
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.5
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.23%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1129
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$755
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.5
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.19
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$209
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6243
$6167

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$575
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$406
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$524
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$508
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$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
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$605
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$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
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$523
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$533
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$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
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$586
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$531
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$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
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$473
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$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
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$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
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$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
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$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
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$941
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$595

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$2371
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$2602
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$2091
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$2300
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$1913
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$1830
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$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
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$1793
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$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
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$1545
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$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
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$1818
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$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
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$1657
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$2427
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$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
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$2125
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$1969
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$1752
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$2492
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$2161