Nur-Sultan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	99
😀 Quality of life	64	99
🏙️ Population	1.08M	4.84M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6525th and 312th ($780 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4508th and 4th 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	$10.4	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$18951

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$615
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$534
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$630
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$556
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$556
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$406
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$524
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$508
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$628
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$782
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$605
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$490
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$698
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$550
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$533
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$586
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$531
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$519
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$619
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$473
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$649
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$451
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$539
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$532
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$791
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$461
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$710
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$701
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$681
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$357
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$653
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$838
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$673
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$941
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$595

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754