Almaty vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$585
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$3462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
45
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.19M

The cost of living in Almaty is 44% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4975th and 2137th ($1051 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Qatar, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 4635th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$10518

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875