Almaty vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$524
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$3314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
65
😀 Quality of life
70
92
🏙️ Population
2.23M
566K

The cost of living in Almaty is 36% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 5852nd and 3968th ($974 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 536th in Kazakhstan and Germany, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 4192nd and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Dresden

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Almaty Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.79
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$16803

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553