Almaty vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$585
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
64
95
🏙️ Population
1.92M
579K

The cost of living in Almaty is 31% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4975th and 3358th ($1051 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 247th 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 4th in Germany, while ranked 4635th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$9133

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410