Nur-Sultan vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nur-Sultan Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2005
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$395
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$726
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.3
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$626
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
61
😀 Quality of life
63
79
🏙️ Population
1.08M
606K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 28% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6335th and 4604th ($814 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 4845th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nur-Sultan Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$815
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8086
$13518

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$620
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$628
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$605
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$402
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$598
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$579
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$641
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$734
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$637
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$488
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$636
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$551
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
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$640
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
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$559
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$487
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$564
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$558
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$657
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$448
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$497
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$582
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$878
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$479
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$653
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$676
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$560
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$347
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$935
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$398
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1051
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$651

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$1362
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$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257