Almaty vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$434
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$1239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
64
74
🏙️ Population
1.92M
12.5M

The cost of living in Almaty is 38% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6284th and 4019th ($775 vs $1253) 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 1 months in Moscow. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4680th and 1168th 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
$5.39
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$10113

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Cities near Almaty

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520