Nur-Sultan vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$357	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$305
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	45	76
😀 Quality of life	68	65
🏙️ Population	1.08M	3.01M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 33% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7085th and 8392nd ($732 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 13th in Kazakhstan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 4594th and 5172nd 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	$8.16	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$9112

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$419
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$459
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$408
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$476
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$379
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$453
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$439
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$445
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$405
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$424
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$499
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1175
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$822
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$496
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$474
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$409
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$470
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$515
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$536
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$502
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$556
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$467
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$391
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$684
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$593
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$609
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$488
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$487
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$510
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$588
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$493