Nur-Sultan vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$412	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$752
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	45	17
😀 Quality of life	69	44
🏙️ Population	1.08M	7.01M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 37% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6663rd and 7983rd ($823 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 263rd in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 4272nd and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Zhumadian

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	Nur-Sultan	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$8478

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513