Almaty vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$531
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$2366
😷 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 47% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5468th and 2377th ($1014 vs $1899) 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 3901st and 244th 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
$8.96
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$19039

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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
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340