Almaty vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$524
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$2307
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.4M

The cost of living in Almaty is 49% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5852nd and 2387th ($974 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 4192nd and 285th 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
$7.79
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$17389

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383