Almaty vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$585
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
20
😀 Quality of life
64
52
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.18M

The cost of living in Almaty is 18% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4975th and 6017th ($1051 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4635th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$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
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964