Almaty vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$499
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$793
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
1.92M
10M

The cost of living in Almaty is 62% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 6015th and 7989th ($941 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 378th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 4176th and 3254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Changsha

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Almaty Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$5672

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Cities near Almaty

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

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575