Nur-Sultan vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$412	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$786
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	47
😀 Quality of life	69	67
🏙️ Population	1.08M	276K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 13% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6663rd and 5940th ($823 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 4272nd and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Sarajevo

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	Nur-Sultan	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$3670

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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 Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$594
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$758
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$710
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$667
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$727
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$841
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$972
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$826
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1265
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1602
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1093
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$930
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1520
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$586
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1053
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1511
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1207
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$733
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1092
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1169
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1349
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1209
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1078
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$849
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$581
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1189
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1533
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$718
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1067
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$848