Almaty vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$499
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
65
79
🏙️ Population
1.92M
24.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 17% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6015th and 4780th ($941 vs $1136) 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 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4176th and 571st 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
$8.28
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774