Nur-Sultan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$412	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	96
😀 Quality of life	69	75
🏙️ Population	1.08M	11.5M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 27% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6663rd and 4918th ($823 vs $1126) 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 1 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 4272nd and 1670th 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	$8.67	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720