Almaty vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$3747
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
45
😀 Quality of life
65
80
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.19M

The cost of living in Almaty is 48% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6015th and 2461st ($941 vs $1810) 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 2.1 months in Doha. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 4176th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.58
🥤 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
$594
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$11230

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879