Almaty vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$464	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	50
😀 Quality of life	66	90
🏙️ Population	2.23M	1.02M

The cost of living in Almaty is 57% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6143rd and 1701st ($881 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Kazakhstan and Canada, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 4016th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Ottawa

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	Almaty	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800