Nur-Sultan vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$357	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$2414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	45	95
😀 Quality of life	68	79
🏙️ Population	1.08M	726K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 26% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 7085th and 5717th ($732 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 489th in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 4594th and 856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Sagamihara

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	Nur-Sultan	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.16	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$12309

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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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126