Almaty vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$477
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$3003
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
44
😀 Quality of life
70
82
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.19M

The cost of living in Almaty is 52% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6307th and 2509th ($884 vs $1849) 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 1.6 months in Doha. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 4103rd and 608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$11426

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889