Almaty vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$531
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
66
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
2.23M
3.94M

The cost of living in Almaty is 59% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5468th and 947th ($1014 vs $2470) 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 3901st and 184th 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
$8.96
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$17401

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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$1543
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$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
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$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469