Almaty vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$499
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
1.92M
585K

The cost of living in Almaty is 38% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 6015th and 3595th ($941 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 371st in Kazakhstan and Germany, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 4176th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$9380

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$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

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431