Almaty vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$464
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
65
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
2.23M
3.33M

The cost of living in Almaty is 63% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6143rd and 989th ($881 vs $2379) 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 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4016th and 288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Dubai

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Almaty Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$13241

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536