Nur-Sultan vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$1864
🏠 One person rent	$378	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	43	43
😀 Quality of life	64	63
🏙️ Population	1.08M	527K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 0.7% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6525th and 6502nd ($780 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4508th and 4654th 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	$10.4	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$4291

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$615
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$534
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$630
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$556
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$556
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$406
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$524
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$508
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$628
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$782
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$605
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$490
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$698
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$550
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$533
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$586
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$531
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$519
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$619
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$473
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$649
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$451
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$539
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$532
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$791
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$461
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$710
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$701
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$681
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$357
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$653
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$838
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$673
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$941
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$595

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$589
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$641
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$549
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$571
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$545
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$595
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$661
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$685
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$645
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$521
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$529
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$610
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1053
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$676
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$712
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1086
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$743
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$936
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1086
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$852
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1046
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$792
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1072
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$943
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1043
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1050
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$787
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1035
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$808
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1036
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1059
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1043
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$989
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$657
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$895
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1191