Nur-Sultan vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$6532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	80
😀 Quality of life	68	95
🏙️ Population	1.08M	737K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 77% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7085th and 142nd ($732 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 101st 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 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 4594th and 32nd 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	$8.16	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$28950

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$530
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$747
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$576
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$564
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$834
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$530
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$517
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$661
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$690
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$553
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$701
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$969
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$595
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$867
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$892
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$760
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$505
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$828
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$884
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$589
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$729
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$521
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$842
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$477
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$757
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1053
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$503
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$808
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$533
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$866
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$616
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$974
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$537

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173