Nur-Sultan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nur-Sultan Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$1152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1730
$2448
🏠 One person rent
$362
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$1274
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.9
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$598
$193
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
42
13
😀 Quality of life
68
41
🏙️ Population
1.08M
948K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 37% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6947th and 4818th ($729 vs $1152) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Laos, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 4595th and 7630th 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
$8.4
$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.64
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.1
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.24%
10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.92
$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.47
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.26
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.86
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.68
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.17
$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.5
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5235
$9382

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$529
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$530
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$520
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$786
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$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
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$446
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
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$828
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$763
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$468
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$802
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$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
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$787
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$613
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$884
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$525

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$578
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$1181
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$590
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$1261
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1139
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$558
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$560
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$539
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$603
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$727
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$483
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$570
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$667
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$569
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$556
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$675
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$652
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$577
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$635
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$529
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$736
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$737
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$558
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$558
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$958
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$650
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$562
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$774
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$581
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$571
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$567
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$372