Almaty vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$1727
🏠 One person rent
$464
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$504
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$796
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
95
😀 Quality of life
66
68
🏙️ Population
2.23M
10M

The cost of living in Almaty is 53% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 6143rd and 7932nd ($881 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 335th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 4016th and 3100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$8619

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558