Almaty vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$499
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$3112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
1.92M
563K

The cost of living in Almaty is 36% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 6015th and 3857th ($941 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 506th in Kazakhstan and Germany, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 4176th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$12328

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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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387