Nur-Sultan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$376	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	95
😀 Quality of life	64	65
🏙️ Population	1.08M	11.5M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 21% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6565th and 5654th ($770 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Kazakhstan and Brazil, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4554th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Sao Paulo

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	Nur-Sultan	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.99	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.69%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$764	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.3	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5487	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$604
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$619
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$557
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$631
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$542
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$531
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$624
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$710
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$549
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$531
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$765
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$571
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$617
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$646
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$596
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$501
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$662
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$506
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$698
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$509
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$600
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$512
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$749
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$441
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$713
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$765
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$674
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$379
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$623
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$785
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$667
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$881
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$512

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611