Nur-Sultan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nur-Sultan Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1921
$2816
🏠 One person rent
$378
$778
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$39
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$591
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
13
😀 Quality of life
64
35
🏙️ Population
1.08M
948K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 33% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6525th and 4681st ($780 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 4508th and 7473rd 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
$10.4
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.21
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.1
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.5
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.23%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1129
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$755
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.5
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.19
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$209
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6243
$9305

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$710
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$1251
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$1151
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$559
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$583
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$564
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$560
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$674
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$513
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$561
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$571
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$742
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$513
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$511
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$655
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$554
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$523
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$664
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$648
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$599
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$633
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$613
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$549
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$739
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$759
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$545
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$565
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$994
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$571
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$630
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$606
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