Nur-Sultan vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$376	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	43	23
😀 Quality of life	64	56
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.37M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 10% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6565th and 6234th ($770 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Kazakhstan and Turkey, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 4554th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Samsun

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	Nur-Sultan	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.99	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.69%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$764	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.3	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5487	$7315

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$604
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$619
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$557
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$631
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$542
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$531
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$624
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$710
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$549
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$531
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$765
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$571
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$617
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$646
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$596
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$501
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$662
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$506
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$698
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$509
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$600
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$512
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$749
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$441
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$713
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$765
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$674
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$379
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$623
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$785
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$667
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$881
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$512

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683