Almaty vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1778
🏠 One person rent
$585
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1279
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
9
😀 Quality of life
64
46
🏙️ Population
1.92M
6.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 73% more expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 4975th and 7595th ($1051 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 289th 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 2.1 months in Bijie. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Bijie ranked 147th in China, while ranked 4635th and 6560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.6
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$4556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$3.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$19711

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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

Cities near Bijie

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi Liupanshui
$587
125 km or 77 mi Renhuai
$570
134 km or 83 mi Anshun
$581
155 km or 97 mi Zhaotong
$616
162 km or 101 mi Guiyang
$564
169 km or 105 mi Zunyi
$580
174 km or 108 mi Yibin
$620
177 km or 110 mi Luzhou
$646
227 km or 141 mi Longchang
$625
233 km or 145 mi Zigong
$597
248 km or 154 mi Qujing
$620
249 km or 155 mi Xingyi
$567
249 km or 155 mi Duyun
$559
255 km or 158 mi Neijiang
$674
277 km or 172 mi Chongqing
$712
295 km or 183 mi Leshan
$619
304 km or 189 mi Xichang
$593
310 km or 193 mi Emeishan
$589
320 km or 199 mi Ziyang
$615
337 km or 210 mi Meishan
$625
351 km or 218 mi Jianyang
$607
358 km or 222 mi Suining
$545
360 km or 223 mi Kunming
$609
363 km or 225 mi Panzhihua
$594
372 km or 231 mi Huaying
$554
373 km or 232 mi Ya'an
$596
376 km or 233 mi Guang'an
$564
388 km or 241 mi Tongren
$584
389 km or 242 mi Qionglai
$603
392 km or 244 mi Chengdu
$643
396 km or 246 mi Nanchong
$435
397 km or 247 mi Shehong
$530
401 km or 249 mi Baise
$574
402 km or 250 mi Chongzhou
$611
403 km or 250 mi Hechi
$573
420 km or 261 mi Guanghan
$594
428 km or 266 mi Yuxi
$612
430 km or 267 mi Pengzhou
$608
434 km or 270 mi Deyang
$598
439 km or 273 mi Shifang
$578