Nur-Sultan vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$412	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$7152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	69	94
🏙️ Population	1.08M	690K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 75% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6663rd and 74th ($823 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 56th in Kazakhstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 2.1 months in Washington. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 4272nd and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Washington

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	Nur-Sultan	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$24903

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088