Abu Dhabi vs Almaty - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Almaty
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$585
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1164
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$54.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$713
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
52
50
😀 Quality of life
82
64
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.92M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 84% more expensive than in Almaty. Cities ranked 1938th and 4975th ($1936 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Almaty. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Almaty ranked 1st in Kazakhstan, while ranked 369th and 4635th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Almaty

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Abu Dhabi Almaty
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$2027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1411
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$6.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$289
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$10418

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735