Almaty vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$2383
🏠 One person rent
$531
$506
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$864
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$976
😷 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 3% more expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 5468th and 5700th ($1014 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 1 months in Kazan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kazan ranked 4th in Russia, while ranked 3901st and 5282nd 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
$8.96
$9.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$7.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
20.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$5.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$84.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$14895

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

Cities near Kazan

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$749
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$830
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$789
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$708
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$792
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$845
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$834
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$648
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$614
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$748
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$913
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$791
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$788
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$840
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$895
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$705
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$873
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$620
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$821
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$804
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$812
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$781
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$694
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$771
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$727
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$1066
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$757
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$626
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$786
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$1055
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$780
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$1077