Almaty vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$531
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$512
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
52
8
😀 Quality of life
70
55
🏙️ Population
2.23M
77.6K

The cost of living in Almaty is 0.4% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5468th and 5497th ($1014 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Phuket. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 3901st and 6330th 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
$8.96
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$13979

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992