Nur-Sultan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$378	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	95
😀 Quality of life	64	63
🏙️ Population	1.08M	11.5M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 23% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6525th and 5616th ($780 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 4508th and 4573rd 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	$10.4	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629