Nur-Sultan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nur-Sultan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1921
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$378
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$39
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$591
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
64
92
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.06M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 30% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6525th and 4890th ($780 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 4508th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Nur-Sultan Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.21
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.1
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.5
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.23%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1129
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$755
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.5
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.19
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$209
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6243
$6369

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$615
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$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057