Almaty vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$464
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$2923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
91
😀 Quality of life
66
92
🏙️ Population
2.23M
548K

The cost of living in Almaty is 57% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6143rd and 1662nd ($881 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4016th and 85th 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
$7.16
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$19551

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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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4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681