Nur-Sultan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$362	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	42	5
😀 Quality of life	68	42
🏙️ Population	1.08M	115K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 74% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6947th and 8940th ($729 vs $420) 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4595th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nur-Sultan	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$653

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$486
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$575
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$685
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$529
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$530
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$520
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$786
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$506
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$618
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$510
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$675
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$909
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$548
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$829
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$828
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$763
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$468
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$802
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$813
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$563
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$754
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$480
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$762
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$445
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$743
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$962
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$501
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$745
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$787
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$613
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$884
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$525

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289