Almaty vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$524
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
2.23M
9.5M

The cost of living in Almaty is 60% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5852nd and 7844th ($974 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 4192nd and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Foshan

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Almaty Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.79
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$22493

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664