Addis Ababa vs Almaty - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Almaty
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2404
🏠 One person rent
$604
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$58.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$687
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
32
50
😀 Quality of life
40
65
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.92M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 17% more expensive than in Almaty. Cities ranked 4928th and 6015th ($1103 vs $941) 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 6957th and 4176th 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
$6.55
$8.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$6.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$823
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
17.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1875
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$7.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$85.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$11033

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Almaty

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687