Almaty vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$499
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
65
79
🏙️ Population
1.92M
17.7M

The cost of living in Almaty is 2% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6015th and 5948th ($941 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4176th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618