Almaty vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$464
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
2.23M
24.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 20% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6143rd and 4858th ($881 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4016th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$30174

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746