Almaty vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$464	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	51	7
😀 Quality of life	66	53
🏙️ Population	2.23M	77.6K

The cost of living in Almaty is 6% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6143rd and 5827th ($881 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Thailand, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 4016th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Phuket

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	Almaty	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810