Almaty vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$531
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
18
😀 Quality of life
70
46
🏙️ Population
2.23M
6.49M

The cost of living in Almaty is 48% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5468th and 7385th ($1014 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 3901st and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Shangrao

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Almaty Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$25646

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628