Nur-Sultan vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$357	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$1623
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	59
😀 Quality of life	68	81
🏙️ Population	1.08M	595K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 41% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7085th and 4678th ($732 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Latvia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4594th and 668th 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	$8.16	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$17597

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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 Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1423
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$908
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$944
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$912
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$1001
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$1012
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$994
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1214
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1083
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$1003
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$952
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1060
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$853
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$890
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1232
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1279
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1461
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$947
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$720
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1683
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$907
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1448
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1021
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1133
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1606
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1111
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1579
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1108
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1990
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2062
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$399
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1406