Almaty vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$585
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
53
😀 Quality of life
64
53
🏙️ Population
1.92M
8.78M

The cost of living in Almaty is 53% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4975th and 6882nd ($1051 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 4635th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$19406

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083