Nur-Sultan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$362	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	95
😀 Quality of life	68	69
🏙️ Population	1.08M	11.5M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 31% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6947th and 5192nd ($729 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kazakhstan and Brazil, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4595th and 4142nd 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	$8.4	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666