Almaty vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$3300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$7804
🏠 One person rent
$434
$2352
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$4717
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$523
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$246
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$4987
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
87
😀 Quality of life
64
96
🏙️ Population
1.92M
5.87M

The cost of living in Almaty is 77% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6284th and 9th ($775 vs $3300) 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 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4680th and 10th 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
$5.39
$7.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$7.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$2865
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$2065
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$6466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$4059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$92
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$10702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$10227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$22.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$6.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$77.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$41.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$1145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$25023

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2511
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$607
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$605
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$474
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$638
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$633
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$606
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$589
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$559
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$491
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$506
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$572
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$522
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$533
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$675
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$667
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$675
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$494
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$624
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$603
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$599
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$493
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$925
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$573
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$487
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$492
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$487
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$1007
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$488
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$487
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$320
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$486
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$511
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$488
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$501
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$600
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$483
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$654
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$580