Nur-Sultan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$357	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	21
😀 Quality of life	68	46
🏙️ Population	1.08M	6.56M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 22% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7085th and 7929th ($732 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 213th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 4594th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Shaoyang

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	Nur-Sultan	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.16	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615