Almaty vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$524
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
52
70
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
2.23M
7.01M

The cost of living in Almaty is 40% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5852nd and 3529th ($974 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4192nd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Riyadh

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Almaty Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.79
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487