Abu Dhabi vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abu Dhabi | Nur-Sultan | |
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| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 166% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 2187th and 6947th ($1942 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 443rd and 4595th 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 | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 425 km or 264 mi |  Riffa | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
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| 698 km or 434 mi | Kerman | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Iranshahr | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 161 km or 100 mi |  Temirtau | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Karaganda | |
| 276 km or 172 mi | Kokshetau | |
| 278 km or 173 mi | Ekibastuz | |
| 392 km or 243 mi | Aksu | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Pavlodar | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Petropavl | |
| 446 km or 277 mi |  Omsk | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Satbayev | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Jezkazgan | |
| 543 km or 337 mi | Balkhash | |
| 580 km or 361 mi | Kostanay | |
| 623 km or 387 mi | Semey | |
| 627 km or 389 mi | Kurgan | |
| 771 km or 479 mi | Tyumen | |
| 800 km or 497 mi | Oskemen | |
| 803 km or 499 mi | Chelyabinsk | |
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| 852 km or 530 mi | Taldiqorgan | |
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| 875 km or 544 mi | Barnaul | |
| 879 km or 546 mi | Magnitogorsk | |
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