Almaty vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$531
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
49
😀 Quality of life
70
71
🏙️ Population
2.23M
8.78M

The cost of living in Almaty is 56% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5468th and 7630th ($1014 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 3901st and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Quanzhou

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Almaty Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$9745

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954