Almaty vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$464
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$302
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
30
😀 Quality of life
66
14
🏙️ Population
2.23M
4.27M

The cost of living in Almaty is 86% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6143rd and 8769th ($881 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 4016th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Kabul

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Almaty Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$1356

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$553
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$607
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$610
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$543
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$623
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$619
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$538
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$624
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$634
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$441
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$531
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$477
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$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
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$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
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$626
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$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
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$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
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$627
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$662

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$386
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$303
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$389
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$366
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$381
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$346
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$379
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$394
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$366
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$364
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$408
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$382
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$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
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$401
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$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
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$593
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$605
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$354
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$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
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$292
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$389
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$273
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$342
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$380
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$306
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$373
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$297
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$354
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$266
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$392
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$305
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$308
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$361
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$281
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$374
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$321
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