Almaty vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
91
😀 Quality of life
65
92
🏙️ Population
1.92M
548K

The cost of living in Almaty is 56% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6015th and 1500th ($941 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4176th and 76th 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
$8.28
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$6.48
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$17390

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761