Nur-Sultan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	99
😀 Quality of life	68	100
🏙️ Population	1.08M	5.45M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6947th and 649th ($729 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kazakhstan and Australia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4595th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Sydney

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	Nur-Sultan	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$19140

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$486
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$575
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$685
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$529
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$530
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$520
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$786
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$506
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$618
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$510
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$675
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$909
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$548
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$829
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$828
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$763
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$468
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$802
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$813
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$563
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$754
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$480
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$762
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$445
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$743
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$962
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$501
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$745
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$787
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$613
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$884
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$525

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710