Almaty vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$585
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
50
7
😀 Quality of life
64
63
🏙️ Population
1.92M
133K

The cost of living in Almaty is 18% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4975th and 4218th ($1051 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Maldives, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.8 months in Male. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4635th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.08
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$3438

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$653
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$504
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$593
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$529
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$633
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$738
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$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
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$515
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$641
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$671
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$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
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$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
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$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
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$664
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$735

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$1207
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$295
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$279
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$255
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$284
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$348
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$391
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$358
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$304
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$507
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$582
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$302
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$462
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$345
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$406
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$465
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$469
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$325
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$309
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$391
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$341
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$358
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$409
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$337
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$533
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$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
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$320
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$357
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$321
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$328
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$424
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$523
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$379
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$585
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$326
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$399
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$417
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$339