Almaty vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$434
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
64
64
🏙️ Population
1.92M
2.96M

The cost of living in Almaty is 10% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6284th and 6634th ($775 vs $706) 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 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 4680th and 4575th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$90.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$4.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$1087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$9.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$4.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$5721

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$431
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$372
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$372
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$523
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$478
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$389
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$451
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$411
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$411
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$367
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$473
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$370
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$405
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$519
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$452
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$436
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$415
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$451
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$390
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$488
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$559
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$640
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$389
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$364
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$468
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$458
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$452
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$669
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$452
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$504
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$656
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$523
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$414
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$739
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$592
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$484