Nur-Sultan vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$3058
🏠 One person rent	$378	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$1540
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	43	73
😀 Quality of life	64	87
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.96M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 38% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6525th and 4398th ($780 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 31st in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 4508th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Sapporo

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	Nur-Sultan	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$11313

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1119
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1119
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1117
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1116
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1099
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1064
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1119
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1012
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1119
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1118
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1126
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1001
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$976
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1013
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$981
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1082
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1127
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$1020
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1033
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1163
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$1025
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$989
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1121
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$993
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$1018
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$996
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1160
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$1000
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$1021
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1103
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1101
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1120
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1122
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1125
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1122
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1122
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1124