Nur-Sultan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2005	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$395	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$626	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	43	5
😀 Quality of life	63	36
🏙️ Population	1.08M	79.2K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 80% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6335th and 8761st ($814 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 4845th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Thimphu

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	Nur-Sultan	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$815	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.15	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.71	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8086	$701

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288