Almaty vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$585
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
1.92M
24.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 12% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4975th and 4461st ($1051 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4635th and 558th 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
$8.87
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740