Addis Ababa vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$395
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$649
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
41
😀 Quality of life
42
64
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.08M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 17% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6376th and 7356th ($752 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 1st in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6810th and 4581st 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
$7.66
$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
13.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$1045
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$7.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$6.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$7237

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$495
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$410
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$509
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$512
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$478
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$410
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$479
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$565
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$478
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$442
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$466
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$496
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$437
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$634
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$718
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$351
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$516
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$317
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$654
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$653
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$652
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$500
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$554
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$540
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$770
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$586
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$647
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$470
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$478
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$453
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$535
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$787
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$436
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$615
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$436
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$478
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$382
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$775
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$640