Almaty vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$464	$1125
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$1929
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$534
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$3700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	87
😀 Quality of life	66	94
🏙️ Population	2.23M	776K

The cost of living in Almaty is 56% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 6143rd and 1863rd ($881 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kazakhstan and Germany, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 4016th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Frankfurt

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	Almaty	Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$14496

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Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595