Nur-Sultan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nur-Sultan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2005
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$395
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$726
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.3
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$626
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
69
😀 Quality of life
63
76
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.38M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 14% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6335th and 5668th ($814 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kazakhstan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 4845th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nur-Sultan Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$815
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8086
$7940

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$620
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$598
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$865
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$533
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$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
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$704
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$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619