Almaty vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$5815
🏠 One person rent
$524
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$2594
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$4507
😷 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 61% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5852nd and 889th ($974 vs $2499) 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 1.8 months in Munich. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 4192nd and 38th 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
$7.79
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$16629

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748