Nur-Sultan vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$412	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	44
😀 Quality of life	69	64
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.4M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 12% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6663rd and 6046th ($823 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kazakhstan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 4272nd and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nur-Sultan	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$8817

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$904
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$739
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$778
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$776
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$863
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$656
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1039
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$721
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$693
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$578
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$665
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1426
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$691
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$658
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$676
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$568
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$820
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$789
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$639
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$684
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$607
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$577
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$629
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$594
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$593
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$618
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$503
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$509
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$653
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$492
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$580
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$433
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$722
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$594
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$627
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1108
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$460
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$672