Almaty vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$477
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
70
83
🏙️ Population
2.23M
7.41M

The cost of living in Almaty is 67% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6307th and 532nd ($884 vs $2718) 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 0.7 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 4103rd and 548th 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
$6.77
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$22102

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598