Almaty vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$585
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
50
97
😀 Quality of life
64
75
🏙️ Population
1.92M
18.7M

The cost of living in Almaty is 42% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4975th and 6607th ($1051 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 4635th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$18235

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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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620