Almaty vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$499
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
65
81
🏙️ Population
1.92M
330K

The cost of living in Almaty is 30% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6015th and 4220th ($941 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kazakhstan and Cyprus, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 4176th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$7504

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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

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591