Almaty vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$2100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$4575
🏠 One person rent
$531
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$2453
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$3086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
41
😀 Quality of life
70
83
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.19M

The cost of living in Almaty is 52% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 5468th and 1744th ($1014 vs $2100) 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 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 3901st and 513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Doha

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Almaty Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1799
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$3302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$58.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$89.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$3.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$10635

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23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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$2015
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$1062
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$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861