Abu Dhabi vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2005
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$626
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
43
😀 Quality of life
82
63
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.08M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 138% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 1938th and 6335th ($1936 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 369th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Nur-Sultan

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Abu Dhabi Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$8086

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$1673
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$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$628
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$660
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$669
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$620
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$628
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$605
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$402
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$598
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$579
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$641
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$734
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$637
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$488
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$636
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$551
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$640
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$487
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$564
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$558
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$657
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$448
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$497
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$582
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$878
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$479
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$653
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$676
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$560
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$347
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$935
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$398
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1051
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$651