Almaty vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2109
🏠 One person rent
$477
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$809
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
54
😀 Quality of life
70
65
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.33M

The cost of living in Almaty is 2% more expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 6307th and 6377th ($884 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 0.9 months in Kazan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kazan ranked 5th in Russia, while ranked 4103rd and 5213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Kazan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$7.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$6.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$3331
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$2289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$3.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$9.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$14288

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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
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$772
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$709
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$686
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$635
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$692
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$796
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$719
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$536
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$537
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$658
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$802
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$714
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$698
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$725
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$783
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$615
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$758
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$548
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$650
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$765
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$695
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$672
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$672
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$692
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$620
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$863
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$754
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$544
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$678
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$898
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$763
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$917