Nur-Sultan vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$2612
🏠 One person rent	$378	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$827
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	44
😀 Quality of life	64	66
🏙️ Population	1.08M	418K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 28% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6525th and 5025th ($780 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kazakhstan and Albania, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 4508th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Tirana

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	Nur-Sultan	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$3.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$5212

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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 Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$936
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$787
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$676
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$808
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$657
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$645
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$852
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$902
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$1059
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$792
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$641
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$685
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$1035
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1191
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$895
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1053
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$545
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1146
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$785
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$956
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$549
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1046
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1239
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1244
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1072
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$589
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$595
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$661
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1169
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1161
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$521
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1280
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$1036
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$571
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$1094
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1050