Almaty vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$499
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
20
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.41M

The cost of living in Almaty is 10% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6015th and 6257th ($941 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4176th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$7706

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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

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934