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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$378	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	87
😀 Quality of life	64	93
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.01M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 79% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6525th and 13th ($780 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 4508th and 57th 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	$10.4	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$23974

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$615
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$534
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$630
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$556
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$556
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$406
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$524
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$508
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$628
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$782
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$605
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$490
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$698
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$550
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$533
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$586
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$531
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$519
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$619
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$473
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$649
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$451
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$539
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$532
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$791
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$461
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$710
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$701
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$681
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$357
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$653
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$838
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$673
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$941
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$595

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146