Nur-Sultan vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$412	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	24
😀 Quality of life	69	81
🏙️ Population	1.08M	693K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 43% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6663rd and 4194th ($823 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 64th in Kazakhstan and Spain, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 4272nd and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Zaragoza

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	Nur-Sultan	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$8171

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643