Almaty vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$464
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
66
80
🏙️ Population
2.23M
17.7M

The cost of living in Almaty is 4% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6143rd and 5950th ($881 vs $916) 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4016th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609