Almaty vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$1070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2943
🏠 One person rent
$434
$432
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$1751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
53
😀 Quality of life
64
70
🏙️ Population
1.92M
791K

The cost of living in Almaty is 28% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6284th and 4585th ($775 vs $1070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 112th 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Niigata ranked 567th in Japan, while ranked 4680th and 2578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$6.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$1035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
1.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$2600
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$61.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$8.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$23.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$51.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$96
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$16490

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1046
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1052
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1047
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1044
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1093
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1047
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1042
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1049
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1048
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1046
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1044
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1048
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1054
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1046
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1048
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1049
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1071
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$1048
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1053
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1065
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1045
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1045
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1168
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1177
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$1050
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1049
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1049
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1047
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1055
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1047
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1044
134 km or 84 mi Date
$1047
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1047
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1048