Nur-Sultan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$378	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$6770
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	81
😀 Quality of life	64	98
🏙️ Population	1.08M	447K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6525th and 41st ($780 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 2 months in Zurich. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4508th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Zurich

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	Nur-Sultan	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$20539

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$615
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$534
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$630
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$556
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$556
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$406
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$524
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$508
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$628
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$782
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$605
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$490
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$698
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$550
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$533
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$586
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$531
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$519
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$619
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$473
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$649
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$451
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$539
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$532
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$791
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$461
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$710
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$701
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$681
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$357
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$653
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$838
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$673
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$941
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$595

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843