Nur-Sultan vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$2082
🏠 One person rent	$412	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$665
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$896
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	45	45
😀 Quality of life	69	68
🏙️ Population	1.08M	423K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 6% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6663rd and 6377th ($823 vs $880) 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 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1 months in Skopje. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4272nd and 4420th 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	$8.67	$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$5403

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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 Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$675
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$770
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$587
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$620
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$591
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$610
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$663
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$738
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$702
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$709
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1092
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$687
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$731
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1264
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$830
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$1030
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1125
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$849
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1093
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$859
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1386
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1030
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$918
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1053
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$772
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1048
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1078
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1107
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1039
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$727
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$930
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1207