Nur-Sultan vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2005	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$395	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$626	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	43	82
😀 Quality of life	63	66
🏙️ Population	1.08M	5.38M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 0.4% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6335th and 6353rd ($814 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4845th and 4239th 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	$11.1	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$815	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.15	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.71	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8086	$6504

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$628
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$660
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$669
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$620
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$628
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$605
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$402
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$598
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$579
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$641
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$734
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$637
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$488
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$636
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$551
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$467
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$640
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$556
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$559
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$487
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$564
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$558
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$437
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$657
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$448
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$497
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$582
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$878
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$479
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$653
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$676
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$560
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$347
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$935
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$398
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1051
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$651

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438