Nur-Sultan vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$3894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	68	94
🏙️ Population	1.08M	664K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 72% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6947th and 689th ($729 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Kazakhstan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 4595th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Rotterdam

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	Nur-Sultan	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$13809

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671