Almaty vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$464
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$707
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
24
😀 Quality of life
66
38
🏙️ Population
2.23M
7.82M

The cost of living in Almaty is 20% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6735th ($881 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 4016th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$17921

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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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529