Almaty vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$4419
🏠 One person rent	$464	$985
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$3209
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	51	92
😀 Quality of life	66	95
🏙️ Population	2.23M	631K

The cost of living in Almaty is 50% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 6143rd and 2469th ($881 vs $1772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 4016th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Dusseldorf

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	Almaty	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	3.99%
🏙️ 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	$5584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$21276

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Almaty

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

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744