Almaty vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Almaty	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2459	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$531	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.1	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$776	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	52	100
😀 Quality of life	70	95
🏙️ Population	2.23M	8.8M

The cost of living in Almaty is 76% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5468th and 4th ($1014 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 3901st and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs New York City

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	Almaty	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.96	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$648	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1197	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$768	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.3	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.05%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1284	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.13	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.81	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10616	$21713

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Cities near Almaty

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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192