Almaty vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3707
🏠 One person rent
$477
$755
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$1271
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$3206
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
65
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
2.23M
566K

The cost of living in Almaty is 43% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 6307th and 3768th ($884 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 462nd 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 28th in Germany, while ranked 4103rd and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$5.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$491
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$5084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$3851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$9.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$14681

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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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563