Almaty vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$434
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$913
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$1248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
50
97
😀 Quality of life
64
76
🏙️ Population
1.92M
18.7M

The cost of living in Almaty is 10% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6284th and 6006th ($775 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.4 months in Guangzhou. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 4680th and 696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$1283
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$62.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$5592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$25540

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597