Almaty vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
64
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
1.92M
3.33M

The cost of living in Almaty is 59% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6015th and 1098th ($941 vs $2309) 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 1.5 months in Dubai. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4176th and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$12682

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Distance City Cost of living
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$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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$1503
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$2084
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$1768
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$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507