Almaty vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$464	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	94
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	2.23M	664K

The cost of living in Almaty is 63% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6143rd and 1038th ($881 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kazakhstan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 4016th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Rotterdam

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	Almaty	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$10730

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514