Almaty vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$464
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$4771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
66
93
🏙️ Population
2.23M
3.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 72% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6143rd and 80th ($881 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Kazakhstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 4016th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$28838

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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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$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919