Almaty vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$531
$1742
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$3071
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
2.23M
7.41M

The cost of living in Almaty is 62% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5468th and 640th ($1014 vs $2663) 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 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 3901st and 676th 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
$8.96
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$22758

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620