Almaty vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$499
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$890
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
87
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
1.92M
32.1M

The cost of living in Almaty is 42% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6015th and 7185th ($941 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.3 months in Chongqing. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 4176th and 1966th 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
$8.28
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$27717

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556