Almaty vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Almaty	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$1767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$4215
🏠 One person rent	$477	$898
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$656	$3627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	56
😀 Quality of life	70	92
🏙️ Population	2.23M	526K

The cost of living in Almaty is 50% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 6307th and 2865th ($884 vs $1767) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th in Kazakhstan and Germany, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Nuremberg ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 4103rd and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Nuremberg

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	Almaty	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$868
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$608
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.26%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1678	$7384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1048	$4983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.87	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.6	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9881	$15497

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Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$787
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$762
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$501
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$743
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$573
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$615
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$625
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$559
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$532
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$639
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$618
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$651
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$445
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$544
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$549
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$451
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$562
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$648
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$680
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$525
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$626
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$754
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$525
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$577
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$583
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$844
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$620
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$468
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$600
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$472
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$650
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$603
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$480
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$649
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$680

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719