Almaty vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$2859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$6482
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1887
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$3118
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$4389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
1.92M
921K

The cost of living in Almaty is 67% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 6015th and 252nd ($941 vs $2859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Amsterdam. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Amsterdam ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 4176th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Amsterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$85.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$3529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$2619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$10663
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$7824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$91.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$62.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$99.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$2462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$13828

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865