Nur-Sultan vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$412	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$1989
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	71
😀 Quality of life	69	74
🏙️ Population	1.08M	518K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 23% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 6663rd and 5133rd ($823 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 130th in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.9 months in Utsunomiya. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Utsunomiya ranked 188th in Japan, while ranked 4272nd and 1860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Utsunomiya

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	Nur-Sultan	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$4310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$2900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$9.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$17480

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1011
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1019
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$953
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1013
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$903
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1021
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$972
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$992
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1006
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1028
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1009
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1034
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1002
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1015
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1014
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1009
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1028
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1009
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1045
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1028
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1033
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1049
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1234
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1040
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1171
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1017
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1032
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1110
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1007
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1032