Almaty vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$477
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
70
73
🏙️ Population
2.23M
13.3M

The cost of living in Almaty is 39% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6307th and 4141st ($884 vs $1438) 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 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4103rd and 2664th 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
$6.77
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$15272

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772