Almaty vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Almaty	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2404	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$499	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$985	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.7	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$687	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	72
😀 Quality of life	65	54
🏙️ Population	1.92M	16.8M

The cost of living in Almaty is 120% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6015th and 8916th ($941 vs $428) 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 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 4176th and 5968th 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	$8.28	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.31	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$823	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.6	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.72%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1258	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.51	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.27	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.8	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11033	$1444

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Cities near Almaty

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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317