Almaty vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$585
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
70
😀 Quality of life
64
65
🏙️ Population
1.92M
2.95M

The cost of living in Almaty is 38% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4975th and 6536th ($1051 vs $760) 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 4635th and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$7179

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528