Almaty vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$585
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
64
82
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.25M

The cost of living in Almaty is 35% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4975th and 3028th ($1051 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4635th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541