Nur-Sultan vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$378	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	43	82
😀 Quality of life	64	67
🏙️ Population	1.08M	5.38M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 11% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6525th and 6204th ($780 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4508th and 3645th 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	$10.4	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$6847

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$615
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$534
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$630
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$556
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$556
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$406
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$524
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$508
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$628
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$782
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$605
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$490
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$698
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$550
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$533
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$586
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$531
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$519
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$619
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$473
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$649
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$451
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$539
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$532
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$791
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$461
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$710
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$701
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$681
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$357
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$653
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$838
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$673
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$941
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$595

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525