Almaty vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$585
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1364
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
1.92M
21.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 1% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 4975th and 4887th ($1051 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.6 months in Beijing. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 4635th and 583rd 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
$8.87
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$487
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$14972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$8057
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$27310

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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
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506