Almaty vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1438
🏠 One person rent
$585
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$820
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
64
70
🏙️ Population
1.92M
10M

The cost of living in Almaty is 97% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4975th and 8258th ($1051 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th 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 1.5 months in Changsha. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 4635th and 2707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.85
🥤 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
$697
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$2091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$5529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$5569

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574