Almaty vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$4759
🏠 One person rent
$531
$1049
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1816
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$208
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$3341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
92
😀 Quality of life
70
95
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.09M

The cost of living in Almaty is 48% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 5468th and 2200th ($1014 vs $1941) 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 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 3901st and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Cologne

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Almaty Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$1941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$1445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$5385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$27.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$9.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$55.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$1042
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$23900

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913