Almaty vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$3680
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$8143
🏠 One person rent
$531
$2555
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$4103
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$749
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$6248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
70
91
🏙️ Population
2.23M
676K

The cost of living in Almaty is 72% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 5468th and 27th ($1014 vs $3680) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in Kazakhstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.7 months in Boston. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Boston ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 3901st and 105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Boston

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Almaty Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$2870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$2200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$5120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$3473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$77.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$12808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$6220
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$5.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$5.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$192
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$2859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$26444

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890