Almaty vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1086
🏠 One person rent
$499
$162
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
83
😀 Quality of life
65
57
🏙️ Population
1.92M
9.61M

The cost of living in Almaty is 122% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 6015th and 8926th ($941 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Egypt, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 4176th and 5583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Cairo

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Almaty Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$2.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$3.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$1916

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741