Almaty vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$464	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$2718
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$4999
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	91
😀 Quality of life	66	90
🏙️ Population	2.23M	1.3M

The cost of living in Almaty is 64% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 6143rd and 837th ($881 vs $2471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 773rd in Kazakhstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 2 months in Dallas. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dallas ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 4016th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Dallas

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	Almaty	Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$67.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$3000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$2294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$2244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$5.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$98.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$26393

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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 Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246