Nur-Sultan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$412	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$827
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	21
😀 Quality of life	69	46
🏙️ Population	1.08M	6.56M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 36% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6663rd and 7943rd ($823 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 243rd in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 4272nd and 7142nd 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	$8.67	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619