Almaty vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3383
🏠 One person rent
$477
$775
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$1312
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$1674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
70
😀 Quality of life
70
81
🏙️ Population
2.23M
56.8K

The cost of living in Almaty is 39% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6307th and 4118th ($884 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 4103rd and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$8498

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1420
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1305
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769