Almaty vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$477
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
52
70
😀 Quality of life
70
65
🏙️ Population
2.23M
10.6M

The cost of living in Almaty is 75% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6307th and 8645th ($884 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 4103rd and 5294th 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
$6.77
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$4870

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707