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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$362	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	87
😀 Quality of life	68	93
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.01M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 82% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6947th and 6th ($729 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 Jose, United States. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 4595th and 88th 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	$8.4	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$22302

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254