Almaty vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$499
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
50
24
😀 Quality of life
65
39
🏙️ Population
1.92M
6.56M

The cost of living in Almaty is 54% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6015th and 7649th ($941 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 4176th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610