Nur-Sultan vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$5841
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$2790
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$3629
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	78
😀 Quality of life	68	93
🏙️ Population	1.08M	662K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 71% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 7085th and 822nd ($732 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Canada, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 4594th and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Vancouver

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	Nur-Sultan	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.16	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$21986

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915