Almaty vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$499
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
65
70
🏙️ Population
1.92M
9.5M

The cost of living in Almaty is 56% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6015th and 7753rd ($941 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.4 months in Foshan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 4176th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$24357

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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 Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660