Almaty vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$464
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
60
😀 Quality of life
66
53
🏙️ Population
2.23M
9.4M

The cost of living in Almaty is 24% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6849th ($881 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 4016th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Ningbo

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Almaty Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$12465

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$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522