Nur-Sultan vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$3278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	78
😀 Quality of life	68	93
🏙️ Population	1.08M	662K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 70% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6947th and 931st ($729 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 10th in Canada, while ranked 4595th and 87th 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	$8.4	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$19787

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812