Addis Ababa vs Almaty - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Almaty
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2122
🏠 One person rent
$739
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$829
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$656
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
33
52
😀 Quality of life
46
70
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.23M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 46% more expensive than in Almaty. Cities ranked 4519th and 6307th ($1289 vs $884) 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 7005th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Almaty
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$588
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
19.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$1678
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$1048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$6.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$4.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$9881

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Almaty

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680