Nur-Sultan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$378	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$1389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	69
😀 Quality of life	64	78
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.4M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 25% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6525th and 5350th ($780 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kazakhstan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4508th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Sofia

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	Nur-Sultan	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$7369

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$712
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$876
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$943
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$706
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$684
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$770
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$743
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$571
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$589
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$640
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$634
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$529
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$549
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$785
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1043
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$912
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$744
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$521
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$661
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$641
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$947
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$663
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1055
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$668
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1086
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$737
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$624
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$985
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$685
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$668