Almaty vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$531
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$166
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
71
😀 Quality of life
70
52
🏙️ Population
2.23M
11.1M

The cost of living in Almaty is 125% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5468th and 8860th ($1014 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 3901st and 6510th 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
$8.96
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$1609

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321