Almaty vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$477
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
2.23M
7.01M

The cost of living in Almaty is 46% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6307th and 3418th ($884 vs $1627) 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 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4103rd and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463