Almaty vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$531
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
70
64
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.95M

The cost of living in Almaty is 19% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 5468th and 6533rd ($1014 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 3901st and 5360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Kyiv

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Almaty Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$10572

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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 Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676