Almaty vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$499
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
50
71
😀 Quality of life
65
61
🏙️ Population
1.92M
10.6M

The cost of living in Almaty is 85% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6015th and 8633rd ($941 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 35th in China, while ranked 4176th and 5079th 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
$8.28
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$4947

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Cities near Almaty

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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734