Almaty vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$531
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
2.23M
18.7M

The cost of living in Almaty is 29% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5468th and 6854th ($1014 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3901st and 1149th 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
$8.96
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711