Almaty vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$6793
🏠 One person rent
$464
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$3856
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$3804
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
66
88
🏙️ Population
2.23M
7.41M

The cost of living in Almaty is 68% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6143rd and 427th ($881 vs $2737) 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 4016th and 248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$7.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$22706

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598