Nur-Sultan vs Tabriz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Tabriz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$1374
🏠 One person rent	$357	$143
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$233
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	57
😀 Quality of life	68	54
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.56M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 44% more expensive than in Tabriz. Cities ranked 7085th and 8660th ($732 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 63rd in Kazakhstan and Iran, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.5 months in Tabriz. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Tabriz ranked 6th in Iran, while ranked 4594th and 6439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Tabriz

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	Nur-Sultan	Tabriz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.16	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$3.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$147
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$8.84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	22.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$4.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$0.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$7.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$14.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$94.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$37.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$67
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$681

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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 Tabriz

Distance	City	Cost of living
58 km or 36 mi	Marand	$489
78 km or 48 mi	Maragheh	$506
81 km or 50 mi	Ahar	$550
120 km or 74 mi	Urmia	$503
125 km or 78 mi	Kapan	$953
125 km or 78 mi	Miandoab	$493
127 km or 79 mi	Khoy	$404
159 km or 99 mi	Goris	$959
174 km or 108 mi	Bukan	$494
177 km or 110 mi	Ardabil	$813
184 km or 114 mi	Mahabad	$413
184 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$437
204 km or 127 mi	Saqqez	$498
230 km or 143 mi	Hakkari	$566
235 km or 146 mi	Baneh	$495
236 km or 147 mi	Lankaran	$613
237 km or 147 mi	Caldiran	$565
250 km or 155 mi	Zanjan	$425
251 km or 156 mi	Dogubayazit	$562
254 km or 158 mi	Van	$568
264 km or 164 mi	Masis	$1046
266 km or 165 mi	Barda	$631
279 km or 173 mi	Yerevan	$1148
282 km or 175 mi	Igdir	$562
282 km or 175 mi	Abovyan	$1057
284 km or 177 mi	Marivan	$511
289 km or 180 mi	Ganja	$488
291 km or 181 mi	Erbil	$831
291 km or 181 mi	Yevlakh	$631
292 km or 181 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$657
295 km or 183 mi	Ashtarak	$1033
300 km or 187 mi	Armavir	$981
305 km or 190 mi	Rasht	$461
307 km or 191 mi	Sirvan	$643
315 km or 196 mi	Sanandaj	$434
322 km or 200 mi	Duhok	$616
334 km or 207 mi	Agri	$560
334 km or 208 mi	Zakho	$648
336 km or 209 mi	Kirkuk	$502
339 km or 211 mi	Mosul	$585