Nur-Sultan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$357	$672
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$1160
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$164
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	13
😀 Quality of life	68	45
🏙️ Population	1.08M	948K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 31% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7085th and 5255th ($732 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Laos, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 4594th and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Vientiane

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	Nur-Sultan	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.16	$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$9882

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$581
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1038
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$590
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$567
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$601
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$496
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$602
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$709
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$590
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$587
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$702
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$590
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$656
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$563
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$788
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$597
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$587
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$1027
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$476
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$679
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$571
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$833
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$593
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$575
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$380