Almaty vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$531
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$4312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
52
90
😀 Quality of life
70
94
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.51M

The cost of living in Almaty is 60% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5468th and 863rd ($1014 vs $2525) 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 1.7 months in Munich. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 3901st and 44th 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
$8.96
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$17274

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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
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714