Almaty vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$585
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
20
😀 Quality of life
64
43
🏙️ Population
1.92M
6.49M

The cost of living in Almaty is 46% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4975th and 6691st ($1051 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 months in Shangrao. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 4635th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$20642

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696