Global Ranking Lists Nur-Sultan, Almaty among Most Expensive World Cities

NUR-SULTAN – Numbeo, the world’s largest cost of living database, mentioned Nur-Sultan and Almaty in its list of the most expensive cities, Cost of Living Index by City 2022 Mid-Year ranking. 

Global ranking lists Nur-Sultan (L) and Almaty (R) among most expensive cities. Photo credit: 12go.asiagov.kz.

Out of 510 cities, Almaty ranks 466th, and the capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, is placed 475th. 

Hamilton, Bermuda was revealed as the world’s most expensive city, according to the ranking.

Considering a range of factors, including the cost of renting, groceries, prices in restaurants and local purchasing power, Numbeo analysts use the New York City indices to calculate the cost of living index.

Numbeo is a Serbian crowd-sourced global database of consumer prices, crime rates, quality of healthcare, transportation and other statistics. 


Get The Astana Times stories sent directly to you! Sign up via the website or subscribe to our Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, YouTube and Tiktok!