Addis Ababa vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2005
🏠 One person rent
$407
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$626
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
43
😀 Quality of life
40
63
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.08M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 13% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5819th and 6335th ($923 vs $814) 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 7141st and 4845th 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
$6.72
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$8086

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$628
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$660
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$669
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$620
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$628
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$605
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$402
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$598
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$579
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$641
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$734
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$637
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$488
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$636
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$551
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$640
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$487
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$564
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$558
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$657
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$448
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$497
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$582
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$878
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$479
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$653
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$676
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$560
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$347
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$935
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$398
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1051
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$651