Almaty vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$464	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	51	100
😀 Quality of life	66	100
🏙️ Population	2.23M	5.03M

The cost of living in Almaty is 60% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6143rd and 1365th ($881 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kazakhstan and Australia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4016th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Melbourne

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	Almaty	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$19705

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Cities near Almaty

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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963