Nur-Sultan vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$3361
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	78
😀 Quality of life	64	92
🏙️ Population	1.08M	662K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 71% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6525th and 512th ($780 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kazakhstan and Canada, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 4508th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nur-Sultan	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$16245

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$615
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$534
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$630
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$556
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$556
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$406
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$524
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$508
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$628
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$782
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$605
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$490
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$698
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$550
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$533
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$586
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$531
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$519
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$619
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$473
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$649
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$451
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$539
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$532
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$791
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$461
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$710
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$701
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$681
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$357
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$653
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$838
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$673
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$941
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$595

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743