Nur-Sultan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$412	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$8550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	82
😀 Quality of life	69	97
🏙️ Population	1.08M	452K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6663rd and 11th ($823 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4272nd 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	$8.67	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117