Almaty vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$5233
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1311
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$2114
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$4970
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
71
😀 Quality of life
65
90
🏙️ Population
1.92M
888K

The cost of living in Almaty is 57% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6015th and 1397th ($941 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1219th in Kazakhstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Indianapolis ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 4176th and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$27094

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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
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828