Almaty vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$2545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5759
🏠 One person rent
$585
$1649
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$2742
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$3788
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
64
94
🏙️ Population
1.92M
921K

The cost of living in Almaty is 59% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 4975th and 612th ($1051 vs $2545) 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 4635th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Amsterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$6.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$1693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$2979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$2298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$48.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$9157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$5939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$1976
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$10734

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833