Almaty vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$524
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
52
58
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
2.23M
10.6M

The cost of living in Almaty is 98% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5852nd and 8757th ($974 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 4192nd and 4718th 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
$7.79
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$5006

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716