Almaty vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Almaty	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$729
🏠 One person rent	$477	$98
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$152
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$124
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$38.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$656	$131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	52	43
😀 Quality of life	70	30
🏙️ Population	2.23M	2.03M

The cost of living in Almaty is 193% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 6307th and 9199th ($884 vs $302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Kazakhstan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.4 months in Gujranwala. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Gujranwala ranked 10th in Pakistan, while ranked 4103rd and 8772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Gujranwala

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	Almaty	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$53.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$34.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$95.4
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$60
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.26%	18.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1678	$761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1048	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.6	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$4.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$0.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$5.97
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.87	$2.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$8.71
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.6	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$82.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$16.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9881	$843

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Cities near Almaty

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 Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330