Almaty vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$464	$294
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$492
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	38
😀 Quality of life	66	60
🏙️ Population	2.23M	1.78M

The cost of living in Almaty is 41% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 6143rd and 7397th ($881 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Kazakhstan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.8 months in Davao. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 4016th and 5168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Davao

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	Almaty	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$3.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$1984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$1513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$7.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$7817

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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 Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593