Nur-Sultan vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2005	$2801
🏠 One person rent	$395	$470
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$912
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$626	$2379
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	43	96
😀 Quality of life	63	81
🏙️ Population	1.08M	824K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 26% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 6335th and 4716th ($814 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 70th in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 4845th and 406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Sakai

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	Nur-Sultan	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$815	$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.15	$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.71	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$26.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8086	$8669

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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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$997
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$995
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$990
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$988
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1012
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$982
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1015
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$978
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$986
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1116
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1012
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$994
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$957
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$968
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1048
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$956
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1284
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$933
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$966
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$965
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$972
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$945
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1006
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1105
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$956
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$969
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$977