Nur-Sultan vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$357	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	30
😀 Quality of life	68	45
🏙️ Population	1.08M	6.87M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 16% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7085th and 7720th ($732 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 4594th and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Yangon

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	Nur-Sultan	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.16	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$17353

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$530
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$747
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$576
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$564
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$834
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$530
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$517
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$661
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$690
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$553
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$701
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$969
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$595
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$867
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$892
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$760
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$505
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$828
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$884
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$589
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$729
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$521
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$842
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$477
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$757
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1053
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$503
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$808
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$533
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$866
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$616
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$974
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$537

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610