Nur-Sultan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2005	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$626	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	99
😀 Quality of life	63	98
🏙️ Population	1.08M	4.84M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6335th and 318th ($814 vs $2741) 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 1.4 months in Sydney. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4845th 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	$11.1	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$815	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.15	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.71	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8086	$17934

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$628
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$660
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$669
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$620
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$628
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$605
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$402
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$598
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$579
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$641
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$734
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$637
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$488
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$636
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$551
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$467
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$640
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$556
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$559
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$487
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$564
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$558
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$437
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$657
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$448
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$497
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$582
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$878
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$479
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$653
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$676
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$560
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$347
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$935
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$398
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1051
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$651

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816