Almaty vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$585
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
64
85
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.36M

The cost of living in Almaty is 31% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4975th and 3308th ($1051 vs $1531) 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 0.7 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 4635th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$11372

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002