Nur-Sultan vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2005	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$395	$351
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$569
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$626	$579
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	43	43
😀 Quality of life	63	63
🏙️ Population	1.08M	527K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 7% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6335th and 6533rd ($814 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kazakhstan and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4845th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Skopje

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	Nur-Sultan	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$815	$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.15	$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.71	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8086	$4244

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$628
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$660
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$669
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$620
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$628
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$605
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$402
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$598
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$579
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$641
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$734
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$637
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$488
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$636
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$551
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$467
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$640
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$556
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$559
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$487
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$564
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$558
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$437
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$657
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$448
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$497
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$582
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$878
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$479
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$653
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$676
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$560
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$347
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$935
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$398
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1051
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$651

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$563
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$570
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$531
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$602
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$534
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$576
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$691
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$692
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$626
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$664
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$581
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$533
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$591
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$598
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1002
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$702
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$798
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1057
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$670
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1028
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$548
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1017
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$852
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$951
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1009
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$762
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$989
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$945
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$594
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$984
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1013
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1027
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1047
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$628
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1116