Almaty vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$585
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
78
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
1.92M
10.3M

The cost of living in Almaty is 142% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4975th and 8842nd ($1051 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Kazakhstan and India, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 2 months in Chennai. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 4635th and 3676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$1681

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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

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111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325