Almaty vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$4641
🏠 One person rent	$464	$1137
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$3011
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	51	96
😀 Quality of life	66	94
🏙️ Population	2.23M	1.14M

The cost of living in Almaty is 55% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 6143rd and 1973rd ($881 vs $1951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th in Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4016th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Birmingham

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	Almaty	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$2013
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1380
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$187
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	5.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$4882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$3808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$78.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$18058

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Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748