Almaty vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$585
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
87
😀 Quality of life
64
72
🏙️ Population
1.92M
32.1M

The cost of living in Almaty is 48% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4975th and 6733rd ($1051 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 4635th and 2233rd 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
$8.87
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$27785

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Cities near Almaty

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

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548