Almaty vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Almaty	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2650	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$585	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.2	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$713	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	89
😀 Quality of life	64	98
🏙️ Population	1.92M	5.87M

The cost of living in Almaty is 65% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4975th and 133rd ($1051 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Singapore, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4635th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Singapore City

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	Almaty	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.87	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.2	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.35	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.61	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$289	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10418	$26424

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544