Nur-Sultan vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$2129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	39
😀 Quality of life	68	76
🏙️ Population	1.08M	6.44K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 60% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 7085th and 2829th ($732 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Malta, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 4594th and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Valletta

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	Nur-Sultan	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.16	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$12962

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$530
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$747
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$576
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$564
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$834
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$530
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$517
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$661
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$690
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$553
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$701
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$969
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$595
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$867
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$892
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$760
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$505
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$828
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$884
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$589
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$729
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$521
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$842
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$477
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$757
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1053
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$503
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$808
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$533
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$866
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$616
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$974
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$537

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388