Almaty vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$499
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
91
😀 Quality of life
65
71
🏙️ Population
1.92M
11.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 12% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6015th and 6287th ($941 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 4176th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Hangzhou

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Almaty Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$22679

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774