Almaty vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$499
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
49
😀 Quality of life
65
58
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.63M

The cost of living in Almaty is 45% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6015th and 7298th ($941 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Kazakhstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 4176th and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Novosibirsk

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Almaty Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$3795

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Cities near Almaty

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 Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585