Almaty vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$464	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$616
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	49
😀 Quality of life	66	58
🏙️ Population	2.23M	1.63M

The cost of living in Almaty is 26% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6907th ($881 vs $698) 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 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Novosibirsk ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 4016th and 5517th 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	$7.16	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$83.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	14.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$1981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$1172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$64.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$4263

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$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

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648