Almaty vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$524
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
29
😀 Quality of life
70
51
🏙️ Population
2.23M
846K

The cost of living in Almaty is 137% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5852nd and 8958th ($974 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Nepal, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 4192nd and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.79
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$3536

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23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360