Nur-Sultan vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$376	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	43	74
😀 Quality of life	64	63
🏙️ Population	1.08M	3.01M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 40% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6565th and 8233rd ($770 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th in Kazakhstan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 4554th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Surabaya

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	Nur-Sultan	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.99	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.69%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$764	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.3	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5487	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508