Almaty vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$477
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$337
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$77.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$834
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
52
9
😀 Quality of life
70
46
🏙️ Population
2.23M
6.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 55% more expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 6307th and 8091st ($884 vs $569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 285th 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 1.5 months in Bijie. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Bijie ranked 241st in China, while ranked 4103rd and 7006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.78
🥤 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
$588
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1711
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$3.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$17196

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

Cities near Bijie

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi Liupanshui
$560
125 km or 77 mi Renhuai
$538
134 km or 83 mi Anshun
$565
155 km or 97 mi Zhaotong
$579
162 km or 101 mi Guiyang
$562
169 km or 105 mi Zunyi
$551
174 km or 108 mi Yibin
$570
177 km or 110 mi Luzhou
$562
227 km or 141 mi Longchang
$575
233 km or 145 mi Zigong
$573
248 km or 154 mi Qujing
$607
249 km or 155 mi Xingyi
$560
249 km or 155 mi Duyun
$550
255 km or 158 mi Neijiang
$645
277 km or 172 mi Chongqing
$561
295 km or 183 mi Leshan
$563
304 km or 189 mi Xichang
$570
310 km or 193 mi Emeishan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Ziyang
$598
337 km or 210 mi Meishan
$599
351 km or 218 mi Jianyang
$591
358 km or 222 mi Suining
$565
360 km or 223 mi Kunming
$621
363 km or 225 mi Panzhihua
$579
372 km or 231 mi Huaying
$542
373 km or 232 mi Ya'an
$571
376 km or 233 mi Guang'an
$569
388 km or 241 mi Tongren
$568
389 km or 242 mi Qionglai
$580
392 km or 244 mi Chengdu
$635
396 km or 246 mi Nanchong
$541
397 km or 247 mi Shehong
$551
401 km or 249 mi Baise
$571
402 km or 250 mi Chongzhou
$596
403 km or 250 mi Hechi
$574
420 km or 261 mi Guanghan
$571
428 km or 266 mi Yuxi
$586
430 km or 267 mi Pengzhou
$588
434 km or 270 mi Deyang
$563
439 km or 273 mi Shifang
$557