Nur-Sultan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nur-Sultan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$732
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1764
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$357
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$690
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
68
77
🏙️ Population
1.08M
17.5M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 22% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7085th and 6106th ($732 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4594th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Shenzhen

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Nur-Sultan Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.16
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.36%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1200
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.06
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.95
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.5
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6043
$22916

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$571
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$576
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$564
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$834
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$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
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$484
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$738
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
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$892
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$760
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$505
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$828
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$697
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$884
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$589
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$729
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$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
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$537

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$2415
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$2674
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$674
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$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
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$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
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$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
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$694
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$903
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$533
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$638