Nur-Sultan vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$3839
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	95
😀 Quality of life	68	95
🏙️ Population	1.08M	985K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 71% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 7085th and 849th ($732 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Kazakhstan and Sweden, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 4594th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Stockholm

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	Nur-Sultan	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.16	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516