Almaty vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$477
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$445
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
72
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.95M

The cost of living in Almaty is 0.6% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6307th and 6330th ($884 vs $879) 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 0.5 months in Kyiv. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 4103rd and 4632nd 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
$6.77
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$7835

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561