Almaty vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$5127
🏠 One person rent
$464
$1224
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$2310
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$2561
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
51
78
😀 Quality of life
66
85
🏙️ Population
2.23M
936K

The cost of living in Almaty is 58% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6143rd and 1551st ($881 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kazakhstan and Israel, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 4016th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$8.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$17799

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$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
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$905
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$996
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$762
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$813
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1556
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2123
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1811
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1930
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1884
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$877
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2156
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1834
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$761
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1890
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1837
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2145
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1990
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1931
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$552
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1902
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1680
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1686
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1511