Nur-Sultan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$2271
🏠 One person rent	$412	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$203
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	13
😀 Quality of life	69	46
🏙️ Population	1.08M	948K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 15% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6663rd and 5785th ($823 vs $968) 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 1 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 4272nd and 7093rd 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	$8.67	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$9878

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$545
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$571
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$586
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$819
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$558
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$548
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$687
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$702
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$559
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$713
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$1024
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$602
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$786
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$954
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$780
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$535
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$785
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$935
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$615
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$757
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$549
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$876
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$488
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$789
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1163
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$500
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$780
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$555
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$899
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$636
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1014
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$553

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$564
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$968
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$583
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$675
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$582
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$583
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$694
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$616
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$762
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$586
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$996
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$679
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$564
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$794
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$601
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$601
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$375