Almaty vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$585
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$503
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
54
😀 Quality of life
64
60
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.24M

The cost of living in Almaty is 63% more expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 4975th and 7240th ($1051 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Kazakhstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.8 months in Kazan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kazan ranked 4th in Russia, while ranked 4635th and 5435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Kazan

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Almaty Kazan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$5.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$2073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$8.91
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$4314

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

Cities near Kazan

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$517
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$516
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$500
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$567
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$518
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$623
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$414
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$456
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$542
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$562
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$547
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$537
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$427
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$468
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$513
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$497
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$511
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$526
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$597
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$488
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$494
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$496
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$501
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$488
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$493
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$629
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$497
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$455
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$612
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$645
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$487
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$656