Almaty vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$585
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$3867
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
50
91
😀 Quality of life
64
94
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.49M

The cost of living in Almaty is 52% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4975th and 1315th ($1051 vs $2188) 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 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 4635th and 48th 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
$8.87
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$4.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$18334

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599