Almaty vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.38M

The cost of living in Almaty is 43% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6015th and 3084th ($941 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 4176th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Prague

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Almaty Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$12545

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141