Almaty vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$464	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	51	68
😀 Quality of life	66	46
🏙️ Population	2.23M	2.1M

The cost of living in Almaty is 120% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6143rd and 8953rd ($881 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kazakhstan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 4016th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Rawalpindi

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	Almaty	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$1075

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Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$442
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$382
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$354
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$366
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$273
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$364
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$373
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$346
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$458
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$281
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$287
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$389
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$306
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$411
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$342
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$305
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$383
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$355
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$366
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$300
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$358
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$386
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$474
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$361
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$356
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$441
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$392
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$389
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$369
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$272