Almaty vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$585
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
64
89
🏙️ Population
1.92M
7.41M

The cost of living in Almaty is 60% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4975th and 503rd ($1051 vs $2614) 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 4635th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$20363

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611