Almaty vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$531
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
52
79
😀 Quality of life
70
65
🏙️ Population
2.23M
6.6M

The cost of living in Almaty is 148% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5468th and 8947th ($1014 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Kazakhstan and India, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 3901st and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Chennai

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Almaty Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$1792

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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

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111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259