Almaty vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$8713
🏠 One person rent
$477
$2867
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$4681
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$852
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$7086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
52
97
😀 Quality of life
70
97
🏙️ Population
2.23M
874K

The cost of living in Almaty is 78% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6307th and 5th ($884 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kazakhstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.7 months in San Francisco. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 4103rd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$8.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$18564

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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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$3223
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$3227
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$3255
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$3254
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$2961
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3109
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3230
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2998
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3218
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3026
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3285
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$3014
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$3317
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$3071
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3797
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$3756
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3634
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2950
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2858
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3553
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2826
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$2957
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3382
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$3033
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$3890
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2910
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3818
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3045
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2850
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2381
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$3094
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2823
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2764
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$3359
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$3333
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45 km or 28 mi Dublin
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