Almaty vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$1140
🏠 One person rent	$464	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	51	78
😀 Quality of life	66	66
🏙️ Population	2.23M	6.6M

The cost of living in Almaty is 105% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6143rd and 8897th ($881 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 2 months in Chennai. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 4016th and 4021st 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	$7.16	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$1573

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306