Addis Ababa vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$1730
🏠 One person rent
$739
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$623
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$598
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
33
42
😀 Quality of life
46
68
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.08M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 77% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4519th and 6947th ($1289 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 Nur-Sultan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 7005th and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Nur-Sultan

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Addis Ababa Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$5235

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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 Nur-Sultan

Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$486
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$575
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$685
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$522
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$529
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$530
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$520
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$786
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$506
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$495
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$618
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$681
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$510
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$675
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$909
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$548
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$446
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$763
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$468
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$802
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$813
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$563
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$754
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$480
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$762
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$445
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$743
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$962
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$501
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$745
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$787
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$613
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$884
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$525