Almaty vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$477
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
28
😀 Quality of life
70
51
🏙️ Population
2.23M
846K

The cost of living in Almaty is 107% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6307th and 8921st ($884 vs $427) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 4103rd and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$3066

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348