Almaty vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$524
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
70
63
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.95M

The cost of living in Almaty is 11% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 5852nd and 6441st ($974 vs $882) 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 4192nd and 5524th 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
$7.79
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$9101

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628