Almaty vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$531
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$1086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
90
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
2.23M
10M

The cost of living in Almaty is 63% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 5468th and 7795th ($1014 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 196th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.7 months in Changsha. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 3901st and 2894th 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
$8.96
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$9728

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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

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554