Almaty vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$585
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
52
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
1.92M
791K

The cost of living in Almaty is 0.4% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4975th and 4949th ($1051 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 172nd in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 4635th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$15169

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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
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942