Almaty vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$524
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
2.23M
17.5M

The cost of living in Almaty is 4% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5852nd and 6106th ($974 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4192nd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Shenzhen

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Almaty Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.79
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638