Nur-Sultan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nur-Sultan Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2005
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$395
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$726
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.3
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$626
$375
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
13
😀 Quality of life
63
26
🏙️ Population
1.08M
948K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 34% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6335th and 4354th ($814 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Vientiane. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 4845th and 8730th 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
$11.1
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$815
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8086
$10038

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$620
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$628
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$605
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$402
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$598
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$579
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$641
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$734
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$637
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$488
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$636
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$551
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$640
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
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$559
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$487
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$564
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$558
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$657
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$448
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$497
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$582
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$878
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$479
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$653
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$676
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$560
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$347
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$935
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$398
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1051
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$651

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Distance City Cost of living
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$500
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$1195
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$532
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1184
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$496
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$575
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$554
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$462
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$659
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$504
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$577
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$549
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$517
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$617
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$631
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$588
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$594
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$543
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$677
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$704
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$557
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$902
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$587
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$605
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$716
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$605
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$539
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$566
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$422