Almaty vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$531
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$1251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
54
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
2.23M
791K

The cost of living in Almaty is 0.4% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5468th and 5436th ($1014 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 3901st and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Niigata

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Almaty Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$17418

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009