Nur-Sultan vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$362	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$2108
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	95
😀 Quality of life	68	82
🏙️ Population	1.08M	824K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 35% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 6947th and 4919th ($729 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 67th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 4595th and 639th 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	$8.4	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$13511

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$486
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$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

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046