Almaty vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$464
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$957
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
51
88
😀 Quality of life
66
72
🏙️ Population
2.23M
32.1M

The cost of living in Almaty is 39% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6143rd and 7340th ($881 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Chongqing. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 4016th and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Chongqing

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Almaty Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$26796

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539