Almaty vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
65
88
🏙️ Population
1.92M
7.41M

The cost of living in Almaty is 66% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6015th and 379th ($941 vs $2753) 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 4176th and 205th 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
$8.28
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$22381

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623