Nur-Sultan vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$378	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$1324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	61
😀 Quality of life	64	79
🏙️ Population	1.08M	605K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 33% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6525th and 4672nd ($780 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Latvia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4508th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Riga

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	Nur-Sultan	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$13962

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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 Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1377
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1111
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$856
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$893
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$946
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$999
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$902
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1102
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$966
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$950
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$899
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1029
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$856
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1120
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1191
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1341
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$886
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$440
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1447
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$871
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1278
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$973
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1061
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1525
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$979
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1363
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$846
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1936
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2023
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$390
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1057
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1363