Almaty vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$2204
🏠 One person rent	$464	$505
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$980
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$625
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	51	51
😀 Quality of life	66	57
🏙️ Population	2.23M	639K

The cost of living in Almaty is 1% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6080th ($881 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Moldova, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 4016th and 5665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Chisinau

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	Almaty	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$8.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$1974
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$6466

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867