Almaty vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$4094
🏠 One person rent	$464	$948
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$1630
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$2961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	51	63
😀 Quality of life	66	89
🏙️ Population	2.23M	1.01M

The cost of living in Almaty is 50% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 6143rd and 2475th ($881 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th in Kazakhstan and Canada, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Edmonton ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 4016th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Edmonton

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	Almaty	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$961
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$2901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$2327
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$7826

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009