Almaty vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$499
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
20
😀 Quality of life
65
40
🏙️ Population
1.92M
6.44M

The cost of living in Almaty is 31% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6015th and 6841st ($941 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 4176th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$5.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$19047

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694