Nur-Sultan vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$357	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	85
😀 Quality of life	68	70
🏙️ Population	1.08M	5.65M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 32% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7085th and 5142nd ($732 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Kazakhstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4594th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Saint Petersburg

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	Nur-Sultan	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.16	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606