Almaty vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$2593
🏠 One person rent
$464
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1677
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
69
😀 Quality of life
66
71
🏙️ Population
2.23M
935K

The cost of living in Almaty is 12% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 6143rd and 5478th ($881 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.7 months in Kitakyushu. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kitakyushu ranked 290th in Japan, while ranked 4016th and 2236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Kitakyushu

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Almaty Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
1.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$4955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$6.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$9.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$11851

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$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
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$950
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$918
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$916
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$916
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$912
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$916
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$910
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$913
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$913
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$884
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$908
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$916
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$902
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$916
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$899
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$863
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$921
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$905
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$854
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$921
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$919
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$917
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$922
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$918
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$925
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$903
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$920
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$872
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$896
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$866
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1057
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$908
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$911
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$864
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$847
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$910