Almaty vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$531
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
52
69
😀 Quality of life
70
51
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.1M

The cost of living in Almaty is 127% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5468th and 8874th ($1014 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 3901st and 6631st 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
$8.96
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$806

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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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252