Nur-Sultan vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$412	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$2178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	39
😀 Quality of life	69	76
🏙️ Population	1.08M	6.44K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 55% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 6663rd and 2712th ($823 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Malta, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 4272nd and 1347th 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	$8.67	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$12648

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391