Almaty vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$929
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$2282
🏠 One person rent
$524
$493
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$871
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
54
😀 Quality of life
70
64
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.33M

The cost of living in Almaty is 5% more expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 5852nd and 6157th ($974 vs $929) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Kazakhstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.9 months in Kazan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kazan ranked 5th in Russia, while ranked 4192nd and 5470th 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
$7.79
$8.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$3.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$1065
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$69.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
18.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$2534
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$15147

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Kazan

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$791
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$761
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$740
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$700
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$746
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$838
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$773
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$595
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$585
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$677
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$853
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$767
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$743
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$793
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$837
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$695
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$811
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$604
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$732
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$757
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$757
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$726
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$680
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$738
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$664
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$950
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$729
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$595
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$738
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$957
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$760
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$971