Almaty vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
50
53
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
1.92M
140K

The cost of living in Almaty is 68% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6015th and 204th ($941 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Iceland, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 4176th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Reykjavik

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Almaty Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$11.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161