Almaty vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$477
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
2.23M
24.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 22% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6307th and 4879th ($884 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4103rd and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Shanghai

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Almaty Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$27624

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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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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753