Almaty vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$464	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	51	92
😀 Quality of life	66	86
🏙️ Population	2.23M	2.75M

The cost of living in Almaty is 49% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6143rd and 2624th ($881 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Italy, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4016th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Rome

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	Almaty	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201