Addis Ababa vs Almaty - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Almaty
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$407
$585
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1164
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$54.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$713
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
32
50
😀 Quality of life
40
64
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.92M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 12% less expensive than in Almaty. Cities ranked 5819th and 4975th ($923 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.7 months in Almaty. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Almaty ranked 1st in Kazakhstan, while ranked 7141st and 4635th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Almaty

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Addis Ababa Almaty
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1411
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$6.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$289
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$10418

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Almaty

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735