Almaty vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$464	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	51	72
😀 Quality of life	66	54
🏙️ Population	2.23M	16.8M

The cost of living in Almaty is 105% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6143rd and 8899th ($881 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 4016th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Dhaka

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	Almaty	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$1681

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314