Almaty vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$499
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
65
97
🏙️ Population
1.92M
8.8M

The cost of living in Almaty is 77% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6015th and 5th ($941 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.4 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 4176th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$20585

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108