Almaty vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$499
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
52
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
1.92M
791K

The cost of living in Almaty is 15% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6015th and 4902nd ($941 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 578th in Japan, while ranked 4176th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046