Nur-Sultan vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$412	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$6618
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	80
😀 Quality of life	69	91
🏙️ Population	1.08M	737K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 74% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6663rd and 126th ($823 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 94th in Kazakhstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 4272nd and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Seattle

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	Nur-Sultan	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$30033

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098