Almaty vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$531
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
29
😀 Quality of life
70
47
🏙️ Population
2.23M
846K

The cost of living in Almaty is 139% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5468th and 8916th ($1014 vs $424) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 3901st and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Kathmandu

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Almaty Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$4078

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$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339