Nur-Sultan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$378	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$2601
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	64	99
🏙️ Population	1.08M	14.3M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 52% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6525th and 3085th ($780 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4508th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Tokyo

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	Nur-Sultan	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033