Almaty vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$477
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
52
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
2.23M
791K

The cost of living in Almaty is 12% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6307th and 5515th ($884 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 4103rd and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$14992

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001