Almaty vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$477
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
52
24
😀 Quality of life
70
45
🏙️ Population
2.23M
6.56M

The cost of living in Almaty is 47% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6307th and 7790th ($884 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 4103rd and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$10279

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599