Almaty vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$499
$325
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$578
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
54
😀 Quality of life
65
60
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.26M

The cost of living in Almaty is 44% more expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 6015th and 7255th ($941 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 6th in Russia, while ranked 4176th and 5204th 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
$8.28
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$51.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$5.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$5.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$6.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$8.96
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$4225

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Cities near Almaty

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Kazan

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$541
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$540
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$513
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$620
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$522
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$589
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$376
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$463
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$514
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$562
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$567
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$559
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$422
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$484
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$518
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$498
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$519
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$530
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$616
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$507
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$503
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$533
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$508
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$515
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$480
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$660
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$539
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$480
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$623
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$633
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$531
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$797