Almaty vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$464
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
51
24
😀 Quality of life
66
39
🏙️ Population
2.23M
6.56M

The cost of living in Almaty is 49% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6143rd and 7740th ($881 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 4016th and 7044th 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
$7.16
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$3.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$11393

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$785
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$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600