Almaty vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$4929
🏠 One person rent
$464
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$2177
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$3222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
94
😀 Quality of life
66
95
🏙️ Population
2.23M
626K

The cost of living in Almaty is 56% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6143rd and 1806th ($881 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4016th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$6.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$15092

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$785
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$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
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$713
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$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
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$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
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$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

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$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1601
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1604
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1551
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1649
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1608
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1404
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1692
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2140
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1500
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1246
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1482
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1567
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1732
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1382
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1755
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1722
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1713
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1968
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1614
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1705
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1651
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1638
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1628
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1637
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1393
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1707
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1510
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1390
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1714
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1629
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1288