Almaty vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$464	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$3560
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	51	90
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	2.23M	1.51M

The cost of living in Almaty is 60% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6143rd and 1352nd ($881 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Germany, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 4016th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Munich

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	Almaty	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$14702

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560