Almaty vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$585
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$3926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
64
😀 Quality of life
64
88
🏙️ Population
1.92M
3.33M

The cost of living in Almaty is 53% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4975th and 1218th ($1051 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4635th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$14799

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Distance City Cost of living
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$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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$1612
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$1841
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$1577
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$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541