Almaty vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$531
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
70
76
🏙️ Population
2.23M
24.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 12% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5468th and 4880th ($1014 vs $1147) 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 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 3901st and 1178th 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
$8.96
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789