Nur-Sultan vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$412	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$1763
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	75
😀 Quality of life	69	90
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.96M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 28% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6663rd and 4901st ($823 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 42nd in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 4272nd and 196th 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	$8.67	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$9894

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1020
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1017
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1017
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1016
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1020
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1014
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$988
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$983
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$954
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1008
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1010
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1009
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$988
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$914
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$909
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$992
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1001
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$914
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$993
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1000
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$964
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$990
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$972
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$984
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1055
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1017
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1017
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$991
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1000
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$995
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1061