Almaty vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Almaty | Beijing | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Almaty is 12% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 6015th and 5141st ($941 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.7 months in Beijing. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 4176th and 763rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Almaty vs Beijing
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| Almaty | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 23 km or 14 mi |  Kaskelen | |
| 68 km or 42 mi |  Cholpon-Ata | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Kapchagay | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Tokmok | |
| 171 km or 107 mi | Kant | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Bishkek | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Naryn | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Taldiqorgan | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Toktogul | |
| 360 km or 224 mi |  Aksu | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Yining | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Talas | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Artux | |
| 413 km or 256 mi | Jalal-Abad | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Balkhash | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kashgar | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Taraz | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Bole | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Osh | |
| 471 km or 293 mi |  Andijan | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Aral | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Namangan | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Margilan | |
| 530 km or 329 mi | Fergana | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Shymkent | |
| 631 km or 392 mi |  Konibodom | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Chirchiq | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Tacheng | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Wusu | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Kuytun | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Tashkent | |
| 670 km or 417 mi | Istiklol | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Kentau | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Ghafurov | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Karamay | |
| 685 km or 425 mi | Buston | |
| 688 km or 427 mi | Khujand | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Turkistan | |
| 731 km or 454 mi | Hotan | |
| 742 km or 461 mi | Shihezi |
Cities near Beijing
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 50 km or 31 mi | Langfang | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Zhuozhou | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Sanhe | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Gaobeidian | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Bazhou | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Tianjin | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Renqiu | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Zunhua | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Baoding | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Binhai | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Tangshan | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Zhangjiakou | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Hejian | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Chengde | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Cangzhou | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Huanghua | |
| 189 km or 118 mi | Anguo | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Dingzhou | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Qian'an | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Luanzhou | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Botou | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Shenzhou | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Xinle | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Pingquan | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Jinzhou | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Xinji | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Gaocheng | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Hengshui | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Laoling | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Shijiazhuang | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Datong | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Jizhou | |
| 273 km or 169 mi | Qinhuangdao | |
| 273 km or 170 mi | Dezhou | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | Fengzhen | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Huairen | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Lingyuan | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Nangong | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Ulanqab | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Binzhou |