Almaty vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$585
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
50
82
😀 Quality of life
64
66
🏙️ Population
1.92M
5.38M

The cost of living in Almaty is 30% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4975th and 6353rd ($1051 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4635th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$6504

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438