Nur-Sultan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$412	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	99
😀 Quality of life	69	100
🏙️ Population	1.08M	5.45M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 71% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6663rd and 370th ($823 vs $2844) 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 1 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 4272nd and 2nd 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	$8.67	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$25164

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$545
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$571
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$586
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$819
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$558
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$548
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$687
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$702
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$559
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$713
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$1024
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$602
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$786
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$954
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$780
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$535
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$785
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$935
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$615
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$757
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$549
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$876
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$488
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$789
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1163
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$500
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$780
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$555
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$899
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$636
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1014
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$553

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863