Almaty vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Almaty	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$477	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$656	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	52	73
😀 Quality of life	70	57
🏙️ Population	2.23M	16.8M

The cost of living in Almaty is 90% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6307th and 8829th ($884 vs $464) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 4103rd and 6151st 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	$6.77	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.26%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1678	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1048	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.6	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.87	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.6	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9881	$1844

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Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$787
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$762
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$501
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$743
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$573
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$615
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$625
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$559
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$532
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$639
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$618
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$651
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$445
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$544
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$549
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$451
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$562
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$648
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$680
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$525
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$626
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$754
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$525
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$577
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$583
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$844
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$620
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$468
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$600
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$472
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$650
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$603
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$480
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$649
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$680

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302