Nur-Sultan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$376	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	70
😀 Quality of life	64	78
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.4M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 26% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6565th and 5261st ($770 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Kazakhstan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4554th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Sofia

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	Nur-Sultan	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.99	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.69%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$764	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5487	$6749

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$604
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$619
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$557
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$631
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$542
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$531
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$624
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$710
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$549
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$531
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$765
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$571
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$617
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$646
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$596
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$501
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$662
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$506
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$698
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$509
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$600
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$512
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$749
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$441
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$713
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$765
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$674
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$379
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$623
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$785
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$667
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$881
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$512

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633