Nur-Sultan vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$362	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$2066
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	42	70
😀 Quality of life	68	75
🏙️ Population	1.08M	518K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 31% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 6947th and 5190th ($729 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 187th 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 2 months in Utsunomiya. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 4595th and 2064th 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	$8.4	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$14928

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004