Almaty vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$464
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
66
77
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.33M

The cost of living in Almaty is 26% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6143rd and 4495th ($881 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 4016th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Saitama

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Almaty Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$14676

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
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$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
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$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125