Almaty vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$531
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
70
73
🏙️ Population
2.23M
9.21M

The cost of living in Almaty is 31% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5468th and 4074th ($1014 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kazakhstan and Mexico, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 3901st and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Mexico City

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Almaty Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005