Almaty vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$499
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
70
😀 Quality of life
65
64
🏙️ Population
1.92M
2.95M

The cost of living in Almaty is 18% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6015th and 6450th ($941 vs $795) 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 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 4176th and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$7166

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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 Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563