Almaty vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$464
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
40
😀 Quality of life
66
48
🏙️ Population
2.23M
5.94M

The cost of living in Almaty is 14% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6559th ($881 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and India, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 4016th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$1261

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$785
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$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340