Nur-Sultan vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$412	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	85
😀 Quality of life	69	71
🏙️ Population	1.08M	5.65M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 28% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6663rd and 4898th ($823 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Kazakhstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4272nd and 3542nd 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	$8.67	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$13865

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$545
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$571
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$586
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$819
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$558
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$548
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$687
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$702
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$559
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$713
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$1024
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$602
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$786
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$954
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$780
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$535
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$785
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$935
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$615
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$757
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$549
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$876
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$488
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$789
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1163
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$500
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$780
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$555
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$899
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$636
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1014
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$553

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597