Almaty vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$3275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
65
97
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.08M

The cost of living in Almaty is 49% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6015th and 2308th ($941 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Kazakhstan and Germany, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 4176th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$16860

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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 Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861