Nur-Sultan vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$412	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$6139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	87
😀 Quality of life	69	91
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.01M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 79% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6663rd and 8th ($823 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 4272nd and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs San Jose, United States

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	Nur-Sultan	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$23151

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273