Almaty vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$5839
🏠 One person rent	$464	$1559
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$636
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$4485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	68
😀 Quality of life	66	88
🏙️ Population	2.23M	875K

The cost of living in Almaty is 65% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 6143rd and 761st ($881 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 705th in Kazakhstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Charlotte ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 4016th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Charlotte

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	Almaty	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$25956

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Cities near Almaty

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 Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888