Almaty vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$524
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
70
82
🏙️ Population
2.23M
7.41M

The cost of living in Almaty is 64% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5852nd and 621st ($974 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 4192nd and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Hong Kong

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Almaty Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.79
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$22890

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608