Nur-Sultan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nur-Sultan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1730
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$362
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.9
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$598
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
42
72
😀 Quality of life
68
90
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.06M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 32% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6947th and 5094th ($729 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4595th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Nur-Sultan Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.4
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.64
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.1
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.24%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.92
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.47
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.26
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.86
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.68
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.17
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.9
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.5
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5235
$5899

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$486
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$575
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$685
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$522
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$529
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$530
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$520
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$786
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$506
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$495
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$618
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$681
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$510
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$675
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$909
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$548
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$446
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
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$828
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$763
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$468
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$802
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$813
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$563
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$754
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$480
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$762
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$445
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$743
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$962
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$501
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$745
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$787
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$613
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$884
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013