Almaty vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$531
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
2.23M
13.3M

The cost of living in Almaty is 40% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5468th and 3277th ($1014 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 3901st and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Moscow

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Almaty Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$20160

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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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749