Almaty vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$585
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
50
71
😀 Quality of life
64
63
🏙️ Population
1.92M
10.6M

The cost of living in Almaty is 116% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4975th and 8597th ($1051 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 4635th and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Shijiazhuang

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Almaty Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$4869

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Cities near Almaty

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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733