Nur-Sultan vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nur-Sultan Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1730
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$362
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.9
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$598
$1116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
42
82
😀 Quality of life
68
71
🏙️ Population
1.08M
5.65M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 25% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6947th and 5813th ($729 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Kazakhstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 4595th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nur-Sultan Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.4
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.64
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.1
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.24%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.92
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.47
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.26
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.86
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.68
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.17
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.5
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5235
$10534

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Distance City Cost of living
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$486
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1083
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566