Nur-Sultan vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$362	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	42	86
😀 Quality of life	68	93
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.39M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 79% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6947th and 43rd ($729 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 33rd in Kazakhstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 4595th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs San Diego

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	Nur-Sultan	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782