Almaty vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$464
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$179
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
69
😀 Quality of life
66
46
🏙️ Population
2.23M
11.1M

The cost of living in Almaty is 114% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6143rd and 8934th ($881 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kazakhstan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 4016th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Lahore

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Almaty Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$1172

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$553
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$607
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$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
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$623
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$619
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$538
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$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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$374
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$308
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$380
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$281
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$373
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$300
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$358
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$305
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$306
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$389
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$355
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$287
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$355
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$441
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$342
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$458
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$354
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$292
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$356
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$365
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$369
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$401
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$442
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$361
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$272
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$354
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$382
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$273
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$251
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$392
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$342
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$321
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$283
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$379
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$265
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$372
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