Addis Ababa vs Almaty - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Almaty
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2223
🏠 One person rent	$710	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$873
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$673
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	51
😀 Quality of life	39	66
🏙️ Population	5.7M	2.23M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 34% more expensive than in Almaty. Cities ranked 4540th and 6143rd ($1180 vs $881) 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 0.8 months in Almaty. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Almaty ranked 1st in Kazakhstan, while ranked 7025th and 4016th 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	$4.24	$7.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	18.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$1799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$6.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$9.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$12609

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662