Almaty vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$531
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
52
21
😀 Quality of life
70
46
🏙️ Population
2.23M
6.56M

The cost of living in Almaty is 68% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5468th and 7943rd ($1014 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 3901st and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Shaoyang

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Almaty Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619