Nur-Sultan vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$1757
🏠 One person rent	$412	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$997
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	23
😀 Quality of life	69	48
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.37M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 15% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6663rd and 7191st ($823 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 44th in Kazakhstan and Turkey, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 4272nd and 6890th 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	$8.67	$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$3975

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$545
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$571
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$586
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$819
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$558
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$548
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$687
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$702
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$559
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$713
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$1024
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$602
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$786
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$954
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$780
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$535
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$785
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$935
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$615
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$757
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$549
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$876
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$488
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$789
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1163
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$500
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$780
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$555
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$899
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$636
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1014
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$553

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$654
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$761
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$916
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$646
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$716
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$716
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$701
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$707
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$649
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$713
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$662
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$686
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$662
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$672
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$557
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$597
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$724
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1033
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$702
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$611
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$636
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$547
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$1063
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$725
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$565
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$777
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$824
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$752
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$713
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$738
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$634
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$616
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$819
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$958