Nur-Sultan vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$412	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$1987
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	59
😀 Quality of life	69	84
🏙️ Population	1.08M	581K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 43% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6663rd and 4201st ($823 vs $1434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kazakhstan and Lithuania, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 4272nd and 502nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Vilnius

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	Nur-Sultan	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$12428

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$859
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$881
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1258
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$928
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$982
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$445
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$938
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$924
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$608
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$964
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$895
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1170
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$676
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1229
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$893
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$835
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1000
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1254
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1060
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1374
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$527
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$669
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$477
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$355
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$938
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1040
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1023
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$932
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1010
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1540