Nur-Sultan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$3277
🏠 One person rent	$357	$682
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$1187
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$1229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	71
😀 Quality of life	68	78
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.21M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 45% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7085th and 4516th ($732 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Kazakhstan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4594th and 995th 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	$8.16	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$11223

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$530
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$747
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$576
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$564
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$834
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$530
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$517
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$661
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$690
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$553
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$701
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$969
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$595
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$867
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$892
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$760
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$505
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$828
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$884
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$589
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$729
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$521
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$842
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$477
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$757
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1053
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$503
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$808
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$533
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$866
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$616
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$974
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$537

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$713
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$763
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$717
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$871
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$787
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$704
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$878
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$857
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$617
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$683
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$733
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$665
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$593
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$887
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$694
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$619
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1108
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$1002
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$983
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$571
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$708
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$769
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$609
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$695
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1031
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1069
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1122
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$948
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$607
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1041
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$678
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$784