Nur-Sultan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$998
🏠 One person rent	$412	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	5
😀 Quality of life	69	43
🏙️ Population	1.08M	115K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 100% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6663rd and 8941st ($823 vs $412) 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 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4272nd and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nur-Sultan	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$600

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$437
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$960
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$303
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$287
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$325
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$303
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$321
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$288
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1034
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$270
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$297
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$336
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$289
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$278
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$264
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$245
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$289
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$287
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$288
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$357
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$424
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$336
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$478
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$342
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$288
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$317
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$326
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$285
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$293
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$272
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$268
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$274