Almaty vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$805
🏠 One person rent
$434
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$238
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
61
😀 Quality of life
64
53
🏙️ Population
1.92M
14.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 142% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6284th and 9122nd ($775 vs $321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4680th and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$1.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$9.27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$92.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$64.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$152
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
15.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$9.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$1.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$3.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$1.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$5.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$1023

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$231
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$215
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$213
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$236
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$429
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$210
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$226
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$331
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$379
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$331
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$240
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$832
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$336
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$306
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$370
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$333
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$333
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$388
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$208
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$222
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$687
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$333
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$330
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$426
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$217
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$234
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$344
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$355
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$248
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$303
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$328
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$863
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$204
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$248
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$359
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1150
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$304
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$687