Almaty vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$3783
🏠 One person rent
$464
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$1542
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$2738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
72
😀 Quality of life
66
92
🏙️ Population
2.23M
620K

The cost of living in Almaty is 42% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6143rd and 3353rd ($881 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 271st in Kazakhstan and Germany, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 4016th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$4.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$9452

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$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
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307