Almaty vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$477
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
52
97
😀 Quality of life
70
75
🏙️ Population
2.23M
18.7M

The cost of living in Almaty is 17% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6307th and 6838th ($884 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 4103rd and 2100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Guangzhou

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Almaty Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$14783

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677