Almaty vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$585
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
90
😀 Quality of life
64
66
🏙️ Population
1.92M
9.21M

The cost of living in Almaty is 18% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4975th and 4206th ($1051 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Kazakhstan and Mexico, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4635th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$10204

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881