Almaty vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$499
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
28
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
1.92M
846K

The cost of living in Almaty is 112% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6015th and 8885th ($941 vs $443) 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 0.7 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 4176th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$4063

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330