Nur-Sultan vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$362	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$4609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	42	89
😀 Quality of life	68	98
🏙️ Population	1.08M	5.87M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 77% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6947th and 109th ($729 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kazakhstan and Singapore, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Singapore 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 Singapore City. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4595th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Singapore City

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	Nur-Sultan	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$29519

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$486
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$575
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$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
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653