Addis Ababa vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$604
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$591
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
43
😀 Quality of life
40
64
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.08M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 42% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4928th and 6525th ($1103 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 6957th and 4508th 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
$6.55
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$5.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$6243

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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 Nur-Sultan

Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$615
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595