Almaty vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$990
🏠 One person rent
$477
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
40
😀 Quality of life
70
55
🏙️ Population
2.23M
5.94M

The cost of living in Almaty is 25% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6307th and 7068th ($884 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kazakhstan and India, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 4103rd and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$922

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333