Addis Ababa vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$758
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
34
45
😀 Quality of life
45
68
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.08M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 73% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4635th and 7085th ($1269 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ethiopia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 7273rd and 4594th 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
$4.01
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$6043

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$530
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$747
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$570
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$571
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$576
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$564
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$834
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$530
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$517
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$661
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$690
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$553
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$701
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$969
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$595
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$484
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$760
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$505
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$828
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$884
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$589
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$729
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$521
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$842
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$477
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$757
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1053
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$503
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$808
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$533
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$866
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$616
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$974
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$537