Almaty vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$585
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$967
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
64
73
🏙️ Population
1.92M
9.5M

The cost of living in Almaty is 83% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4975th and 7900th ($1051 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 401st 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 1.7 months in Foshan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 4635th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$23979

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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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638