Almaty vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$477
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
91
😀 Quality of life
70
93
🏙️ Population
2.23M
548K

The cost of living in Almaty is 61% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6307th and 1330th ($884 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4103rd and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Manchester

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Almaty Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$20873

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804